politicize
verb
po·lit·i·cize
pə-ˈli-tə-ˌsīz 
politicized; politicizing
: to give a political tone or character to
an attempt to politicize the civil service
Examples of politicize in a Sentence
They have politicized the budget process.
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Recent Republican messaging around Zarutska’s death follows a decades-long pattern of politicians politicizing horrific events to further push agendas beneficial to their home base, state and national political experts say.
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
But the dynamics of X, where Silver posts more or less daily, are far more politicized by design.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
But critics and some legal experts warn about using military forces in domestic policing roles and the risk of politicizing state military forces.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Many of us worked for years to move the needle, only to see the language of progress politicized.
—C200, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
But the dynamics of X, where Silver posts more or less daily, are far more politicized by design.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
But critics and some legal experts warn about using military forces in domestic policing roles and the risk of politicizing state military forces.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Many of us worked for years to move the needle, only to see the language of progress politicized.
—C200, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for politicize
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“Politicize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/politicize. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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