as in to idealize
to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant
he romanticized what life in a small town would be like, only to be later disappointed when reality intruded
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It was even romanticized itself in sublime, dramatic compositions like Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg’s paintings of the ironworks at Coalbrookdale, England.
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Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
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Maybe the current resurgence of bows in fashion stems from the desire to reclaim this narrative while simultaneously romanticizing our lives in turbulent times.
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Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
The song will instantly take your mind off pregnant Jenny Slate and transport you to 2012, when everyone was mad at Del Rey for romanticizing the same subjects as Hoover’s book.
—Coleman Spilde, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
Maybe the current resurgence of bows in fashion stems from the desire to reclaim this narrative while simultaneously romanticizing our lives in turbulent times.
—Romany Williams, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
Such images were tools of propaganda that romanticized the Caribbean as a utopia after decades of associating the region with savagery and malady.
—Shameekia Shantel Johnson, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Romanticize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romanticize. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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