homogenization
noun
ho·mog·e·ni·za·tion
hō-ˌmä-jə-nə-ˈzā-shən 
hə-
1
: the act or process of homogenizing
2
: the quality or state of being homogenized
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Decades before the rise of social media, AI and financial risk management, scholars such as Sharon Zukin revealed how young urban professionals paradoxically embrace the homogenization of their environment in their quest for authenticity.
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Conrad Kickert, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
We were labeled as ‘frat rock’ by more than one magazine, but that in itself was almost a rebellion against the homogenization of what was then grunge.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
In homogenization, the milk is passed through tiny openings at high pressure – 3,000 psi – which blows apart the fat molecules.
—Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
There, in the face of cultural homogenization, artificial intelligence, and corporate overhaul, the vestiges of the Blank Generation remain, and their stories, now immortalized as myth, continue to propel New York’s creative engine.
—Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
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Conrad Kickert, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
We were labeled as ‘frat rock’ by more than one magazine, but that in itself was almost a rebellion against the homogenization of what was then grunge.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
In homogenization, the milk is passed through tiny openings at high pressure – 3,000 psi – which blows apart the fat molecules.
—Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
There, in the face of cultural homogenization, artificial intelligence, and corporate overhaul, the vestiges of the Blank Generation remain, and their stories, now immortalized as myth, continue to propel New York’s creative engine.
—Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Homogenization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homogenization. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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homogenization
noun
ho·mog·e·ni·za·tion
variants
also British homogenisation
1
: the quality or state of being homogenized
2
: the act or process of homogenizing
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