idealize
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I know “quiet” is loaded — a synonym for normalcy, or what we idealize as normal.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2023
A number of Googlers I spoke with framed January’s job cuts—which took place via email—as a wake-up call for Googlers who still idealize their employer.
From Slate • Feb. 9, 2023
“They idealize a world where the right kinds of people participate,” Perry said.
From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2022
“It’s far too easy to idealize one party and villainize another. It’s not the case that every off-road vehicle user is a bad guy, and not every environmentalist is automatically virtuous.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2022
Many, including Enrique, begin to idealize their mothers.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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