idealization
Example Sentences
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As a man who’s always on the right side of history, he manages to embody the idealization of the American spirit while critiquing its difficult reality.
From New York Times • May 24, 2023
However, linguists often point out that the concept of a standard accent is better understood as an idealization rather than a reality.
From Salon • Jan. 7, 2023
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
He was always doing things he felt disinclined to do, as a result of his constant work of idealization.
From Gargoyles by Hecht, Ben
