dumbed down

past tense of dumb down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumbed down
Verb
  • In December 2025, Sudakov and two of his graduate students drastically simplified the team’s coloring model, improving their new bounds even further.
    Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • Many decisions can be simplified through technology.
    Rahul Saluja, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • These categories complicate what can otherwise be oversimplified.
    Matthew Alemu, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
  • Black voters make up roughly one-third of Georgia's electorate, and analysts have long viewed Black men as an important — though often oversimplified — voting bloc with priorities that include economic opportunity, public safety, education, health care, and quality-of-life issues.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 7 June 2026
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“Dumbed down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumbed%20down. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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