as in to glamour (up)
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Recent Examples of heroize
King Richard pushes aside the story of the Williams sisters to heroize their father’s determination to launch their talents.
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Armond White, National Review, 11 Feb. 2022
Armond White, National Review, 11 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heroize
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The federal government removed Union troops from southern states as southerners erected monuments to former Confederates and slaveholders to romanticize their exploits during the Civil War.—
Russell Contreras,
Axios,
30 Mar. 2025
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And in its day, the movie did well, but we were criticized for romanticizing the time.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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And these heroes, slightly idealized but by no means infallible versions of the ones who exist in real hospitals, keep showing up, shift after endless shift, to keep pushing that rock up the hill.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
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Social-media platforms allow people to see more readily than in the past how others—or idealized versions of others—live.—
Moisés Naím,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2025
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The remarkable feat will be well publicized and documented, but it will not be glamorized nor idealized, at least not by me.—
Ihor N. Stelmach,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2025
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It was even glamorized to an extent in earlier generations.—
Dylan Scott,
Vox,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Heroize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroize. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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