homogenized

adjective

ho·​mog·​e·​nized hō-ˈmä-jə-ˌnīzd How to pronounce homogenized (audio)
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1
: having its particles uniformly small and evenly distributed : subjected to homogenization
homogenized latex
specifically : having its fat globules mechanically broken down into uniformly dispersed suspended droplets
homogenized milk
2
: uniform in structure or composition : homogenous
… tests of reading … typically contain passages that are bland, homogenized, sanitized, and boring.Diane Ravitch
… presents a somewhat simplified and homogenized view of the complex reality that is Latin American politics.Tony Phillips
When it comes to the stuff we own, we're living in an increasingly homogenized world. Same clothes, same cars, same watches, same everything.Scott Christian

Examples of homogenized in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Critics fear that an overreliance on these types of AI tools could lead to a homogenized and impersonal branding landscape, in which brands fail to resonate with both brand values and consumer interests. Daria Gonzalez, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 But as people became infected and vaccinated, those environmental factors became more homogenized, and genetic factors related to people’s different immune responses began to emerge as the more prominent driver of who got infected and to what extent. Alice Park, TIME, 8 Feb. 2024 Growing up in this very homogenized place, I was being fed stories on television and through music that were trying to mythologize the suburbs into something romantic and beautiful and strange and sometimes creepy. Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2024 Amid the endless fretting over dwindling box office — due in large part, and with great irony, to Netflix — the increasingly homogenized theatrical experience and the slow extinction of bricks-and-mortar everything, the dual resurrections offers hope for us all. Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023 Things weren’t much better on radio, since the 1996 Telecommunications Act removed all restrictions on the ownership of stations, leading to narrow, homogenized playlists nationwide. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023 The embroidery became more homogenized and less of an identity card. Raja Abdulrahim, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023 The setting is not quite any time or place, though Toronto locations are skillfully chosen to evoke a homogenized but not yet dehumanized urban landscape. Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Sep. 2023 As a result, we are increasingly subjected to homogenized conferences that span thousands of miles rather than the original configurations of like-minded schools in a similar geographic area of the country that each had their own unique flavor and character. Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of homogenized was in 1891

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“Homogenized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homogenized. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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