romanticized

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While home swapping is romanticized in movies like “The Holiday,” the idea of actually letting a stranger stay in your house while you’re not there might feel daunting.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

Never mind that the romanticized vision of Mayberry hasn’t existed for decades, if it ever did.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2026

There is nothing romanticized about the pain her characters experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

His book takes its title from the lyrics of Gordon Lightfoot’s “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” the 1976 folk-rock song that romanticized and immortalized the disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

“Since I’ve known him. If he had any sense, he would’ve tossed out that romanticized idea of her he’s had for so long and gotten to work doing something useful.”

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia