BOWDLERIZATIONS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

bowdlerizations

noun

plural of bowdlerization

as in summaries

a shortened version of a written work this bowdlerization of "Moby Dick" simply eliminates all the chapters on whaling and cetology

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Hopefully, the summaries below continue to provide you with a weekly snapshot of each club’s performances across the 2026-27 Premier League.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Because many users are content with – or actively prefer – vague, simplified summaries, developers have optimized AI models to cater to that baseline.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

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There will be controversy, grift and venality, supporters will get lost and lose themselves in a fog of legalese, accounting and abbreviations — VAR, SCR, LOL, FFS — there will be ugliness and misgivings and a lot of meh.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
For spacing purposes, Steele has removed the following words – left, at, by, went, had, in, the, to, for, and, then and got – and has crafted his own abbreviations.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

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But the drivers’ vital signs are not monitored on track, and some of the available cooling equipment receives mixed reviews from drivers and experts.

— Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Skeptics warn that fast-tracking unconventional technology through safety reviews is an unwise risk.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of reviews

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Up until this point, however, this technique has relied on combining radio wave detection with observations from galactic surveys operating with visible light, or electromagnetic radiation our eyes have evolved to see.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The exhibition is an exciting intervention into the history of painting surveys, ambitious in scope yet thoughtfully executed in both its installation and its creation of new scholarship.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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