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idealize

[ahy-dee-uh-lahyz] / aɪˈdi əˌlaɪz /
VERB
romanticize
Synonyms


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Historian Quinn Slobodian joins Felix Salmon to discuss the tech billionaires who idealize a world without democracy.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2025

I know “quiet” is loaded — a synonym for normalcy, or what we idealize as normal.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2023

“What’s important is to not make a myth or idealize anyone, including our founder. If we made a myth out of him, we were wrong,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2023

“They idealize a world where the right kinds of people participate,” Perry said.

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2022

At first Fernanda did not talk about her family, but in time she began to idealize her father.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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