as in to vulgarize
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Recent Examples of coarsen
If Trump’s effect on the Republican Party was simply to coarsen it, then progressives might have grimaced and taken it.
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The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2022
But Democrats were helping to coarsen it long before Trump came along.
—Marc A. Thiessen, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2019
In a country so divided and coarsened, does one person’s private struggle for moral purity really matter?
—Danny Heitman, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2018
Look, the culture has been coarsened, the entertainment industry, music, film, billboards, television, everything is over sexualized or too violent or just dumped down altogether.
—Fox News, 3 Aug. 2018
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The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2022
But Democrats were helping to coarsen it long before Trump came along.
—Marc A. Thiessen, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2019
In a country so divided and coarsened, does one person’s private struggle for moral purity really matter?
—Danny Heitman, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2018
Look, the culture has been coarsened, the entertainment industry, music, film, billboards, television, everything is over sexualized or too violent or just dumped down altogether.
—Fox News, 3 Aug. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coarsen
Verb
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His versions were full-blooded, with lush strings and reasonably large orchestras — and, purists alleged — vulgarizing distortions.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
28 Oct. 2019
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Ever since his rise to power, Trump has served as a vulgarizing agent.—
Leon Neyfakh,
Slate Magazine,
2 June 2017
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Ribbed Long-sleeve Henley Dress A performance dress that’s comfortable enough to wear on a flight and cute enough to wear out to dinner?—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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Whether in a washer or just being worn, eventually clothing and linens simply wear out.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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But handing over that much oil to the United States may deplete Venezuela’s own oil reserves.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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However, from the first charging cycle, lithium deposits directly onto the copper, quickly depleting the electrolyte and creating an unstable solid electrolyte interphase (SEI).—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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The business side, and the demands of independent touring, had left the singer-songwriter jaded, despite having a reliable fanbase and lifelong friendships with major Texas acts such as Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
1 Jan. 2026
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Their mini-quests provide a bit of decent action here and there, as well as plenty of principled banter between a blinkered optimist (Lucy) and jaded doomsayer (Ghoul).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
16 Dec. 2025
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If there's too much ambient light, night mode might let in too much and overexpose your photos.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Nov. 2025
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Unfortunately, Showgirl is the sound of an overworked and overexposed entertainer reaching the mountaintop to find something worse than disappointment: burnout.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2025
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Shea butter and cocoa butter are thick and great ingredients that generally can’t be overused.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
25 Oct. 2025
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However, both can cause side effects if overused.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
20 Oct. 2025
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Symptoms such as hot flashes and mood changes are well known, and often stereotyped, but experts worldwide want to highlight that women face a huge range of changes to their bodies during the menopause – and lack of awareness means many will start experiencing symptoms without knowing why.—
Sashikala VP,
CNN Money,
4 Dec. 2025
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Among many challenges, the next president of the church will navigate how to lead a global church from its American headquarters – a church that continues to be misunderstood and stereotyped, sometimes to the point of violence.—
Brittany Romanello,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Coarsen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coarsen. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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