essentialize

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Recent Examples of essentialize Indeed, people essentialize language. Katherine D. Kinzler, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2020 The design seemed to essentialize a human will to beauty as a matter of workaday routine: ordinary ecstasy. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2020 Worse examples: resystematize, transparentize, essentialize, rightsize, dichotomize. Gary Gilson, Star Tribune, 10 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for essentialize
Verb
  • Spot prices have been consolidating in the mid-$3,300s after hitting an all-time high of $3,500 an ounce in April and reaching $3,439 as recently as July 22.
    Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Other districts that Democrats have narrowly won would also be consolidated into friendlier terrain.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • To simplify bookings, the studio uses Mariana Tek, which allows the studio to have its own app within a larger app.
    Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Beyond its minimalist design, the turntable also aims to simplify record playback: There are no buttons or switches—only a small, removable puck.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Among the recommendations listed: streamlining the design and construction requirements.
    Miguel Chacon, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • His background in disruptive business models at Airbnb aligned with Musk's vision of streamlining federal operations through aggressive efficiency measures.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Devereux says at any given time, about 70 percent of Wayfinder’s taps pour lagers, including the award-winning Hell helles-style lagerbier, C-Z-A-F decocted pilsner, and the Funeral Bock black bock.
    Andre Meunier, oregonlive, 31 Oct. 2019
  • In herbal medicine, roots and harder plant material like seeds and bark are often decocted (cooked over low heat for a length of time) as a way of extracting their healing qualities.
    Alaina Sullivan, Bon Appetit, 24 Jan. 2017

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“Essentialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/essentialize. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.

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