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sentimentalized

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past tense of sentimentalize

as in rhapsodized

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At the National Governors Association meeting in Colorado Springs last July, the investor Mark Cuban rhapsodized about the power of artificial intelligence to revolutionize education.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
In the New Yorker, the writer Lawrence Weschler rhapsodized about the soft glow in the air here, day and night.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026

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Juarez enthused, adding that part of the draw of the event for both business operators and consumers is the element of discovery and the thrill of the hunt organizers seek to create with every edition.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Another possible challenge facing the Jayhawks is the late evening start in Salt Lake City (a 2 to 2 1/2 hour charter flight from Topeka) and a packed stadium full of fans enthused about Utah’s perfect start through four games.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026

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Kearns gushed in a 2015 interview that his dream creative collaboration would be directing a project written by his daughter that explored race.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
When the topic postgame shifted to the possibility of that being his last time taking the field with Happ, Swanson gushed about his impact, both on himself and the Cubs.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

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Who had broken a wrist on the back-yard flagstones, drooled cherry medicine down her sleeping face on the car ride back from the hospital.

— Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
For Valentine's Day 2026, the retailer released a confetti glass icon candle that shoppers drooled over.

— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026

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