homogenization

noun ho·mog·e·ni·za·tion \ hō-ˌmä-jə-nə-ˈzā-shən , hə- \

Definition of homogenization

1 : the act or process of homogenizing

2 : the quality or state of being homogenized

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Is there anything wrong with this push toward functional homogenization?

— sam evans-brown, Slate Magazine, "The Vultures Will Inherit the Earth," 26 Oct. 2017
However, the boom of Common Projects also led to a homogenization of upscale low-profile sneakers.

— tyler watamanuk, GQ, "Larry David's Sneakers Are the Next Wave of the Ugly Sneaker Trend," 1 Oct. 2017
However Davis, who still listens to every song on the Billboard Top 100 weekly, says he is concerned about the increasing homogenization of music.

— rhonda richford, Billboard, "Clive Davis Talks Whitney Houston Documentary, Working With Apple," 8 Sep. 2017
That's because its franchisees are encouraged to buck the typical chain model of homogenization.

— jeannette lee falsey, Alaska Dispatch News, "At some Alaska chain restaurants, finding local flair in national brands," 3 Sep. 2017
L.A.'s rise has both coincided with and acted as a contrast to the growing homogenization of the global art market.

— kevin conley, Town & Country, "Coastal Disturbances: The Los Angeles Art Scene," 5 Aug. 2014
Critics of world literature, Kirsch writes, see translation into English and the homogenization of style as obliterating nuance.

— heather scott partington, New York Times, "Four New Collections of Omnivorous Literary Criticism," 23 June 2017
If getting to know one another as people helps reduce stereotypes of and prejudice toward groups different from our own, then the political homogenization of U.S. society bodes poorly for deliberation and tolerance.

— ross butters, Washington Post, "Three-fourths of Americans regularly talk politics only with members of their own political tribe," 1 May 2017
This is homogenization of the news with a heaping teaspoon of ideological slant.

— david zurawik, baltimoresun.com, "HBO's John Oliver takes a hard look at Sinclair," 3 July 2017

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First Known Use of homogenization

1908

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noun ho·mog·e·ni·za·tion

variants: also British homogenisation play \hō-ˌmäj-ə-nə-ˈzā-shən, hə-\

medical Definition of homogenization

1 : the quality or state of being homogenized

2 : the act or process of homogenizing

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