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Recent Examples of dumb down
This is clearly an assault on learning by the White House and an attempt to dumb down the national population.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2025
State and local leaders should also roll back any guidance that is meant to force teachers to dumb down curriculums or provide passing grades to students who are failing or inflate grades across the board.
—Carrie Lukas, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
The new console could certainly handle it, even if developers had to dumb down the graphics a smidge.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Why dumb down what was once a sophisticated and nuanced show?
—Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
Build authentic LinkedIn content: skip the AI shortcuts Don't let AI dumb down your message.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Why dumb down what was once a sophisticated and nuanced show?
—Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
The president-elect tends to avoid details—during his first term, aides learned to dumb down their presentations with bullet points.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Where there other ideas about how to dumb down Sage?
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 20 June 2024
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2025
State and local leaders should also roll back any guidance that is meant to force teachers to dumb down curriculums or provide passing grades to students who are failing or inflate grades across the board.
—Carrie Lukas, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
The new console could certainly handle it, even if developers had to dumb down the graphics a smidge.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Why dumb down what was once a sophisticated and nuanced show?
—Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
Build authentic LinkedIn content: skip the AI shortcuts Don't let AI dumb down your message.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Why dumb down what was once a sophisticated and nuanced show?
—Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
The president-elect tends to avoid details—during his first term, aides learned to dumb down their presentations with bullet points.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Where there other ideas about how to dumb down Sage?
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 20 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumb down
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When generative AI simplifies processes, the leader’s role evolves from dictating directions to empowering creativity and strategic problem-solving.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Some observers think the move to simplify its visa approvals process and increase tourism is part of this overall strategy, another way to boost its foreign exchange reserves.—
Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
31 July 2025
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How to Find Your Values This is oversimplifying things a bit.—
Harmon Kong,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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Crediting a single family with the invention of the genre oversimplifies country music's complex history and disregards the contributions of multiple ethnic groups.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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By adding biometric login, streamlining the navigation and dashboard, and introducing quick actions and one‑tap payments, core tasks were 27 times faster and the churn stopped.—
Alex Kreger,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Trump administration has launched a new effort to streamline visas for temporary migrant workers.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Dumb down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumb%20down. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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