idealized
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“Everyone wants you to be an idealized version of … not even yourself, but of what they want you to be,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Unlike some of his artistic peers, who idealized studios and showcases in New York or Europe, Chambers never wanted to leave Altadena.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
In many ways, “Battlestar” is an idealized version of what a multicultural, egalitarian society can look like – if not here, then perhaps on some distant planet.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
Russo embraces this idealized New Man while his character rejects it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Former president Harry Truman, idealized by many blacks for integrating the military, may have been more decisive than his successor, but his stand on the lunch-counter protests didn’t please blacks.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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