idealization

Example Sentences

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That shared soil—this idealization of an imaginary past with greater freedom—creates a way for members and even some entire units to move across this spectrum.

From Scientific American • Jun. 16, 2022

Rubens, raising the temperature of the scene, amplifies the idealization by transforming the almost stately frieze into a blockbuster drama of good supplanting evil.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2021

But no matter: idealization is a privilege, and all the more so compared to invisibility.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2021

And the production, with set and lighting design by the French wizard Willy Cessa, is less about sensory overload than theatrical idealization.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2021

An idealization of the tragic struggle of the protagonist is environed by a wealth of incidents and persons, and accomplished by a gathering and transformation of the methods and matters of current tragedy.

From Tragedy by Thorndike, Ashley H.