idealizes
- present tense form of idealize (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Either he doesn’t write about it or he idealizes it.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2023
Called "splitting," Behr defined this as "the person devalues and idealizes you or others."
From Salon • Jan. 26, 2023
It’s an amusing curiosity as well as a commentary on a nation that idealizes both the open road and an angry duck with a speech impediment.
From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2021
“It felt like their approach to exploring how money influences family bonds would be original and not another story that idealizes the wealthy and powerful of this world.”
From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2018
Just as he idealizes Caroline, he paints the Loyers as the perfect mother and daughter.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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