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Verb
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The company has also simplified the exterior, eliminating the usual panoramic front triple window array for a single window and giving the Traveler a clean, uncluttered roofline by relocating the air conditioner below the interior bench seating.—
C.C. Weiss
May 15,
New Atlas,
15 May 2026 -
In recent years, simplified versions of kintsugi using epoxy and metallic powders have gained popularity, offering quicker and less expensive results.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Others felt her comments oversimplified a complex issue and unfairly shamed Black women who choose to wear wigs and weaves.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
14 May 2026
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The contrast is oversimplified, and critics are right to say so.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Dumbed down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumbed%20down. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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