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
  • The district plans to consolidate the program at Oak Terrace in phases, beginning with kindergarten in 2026-27, and fully transitioning all K-5 dual language program students in 2027-28, with Red Oak Elementary School closing after the 2026-27 school year, a statement to parents said.
    Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • The law also consolidates state child care programs into the Kansas Office of Early Childhood.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • The prosecution is just simplifying the charges for the jury to avoid confusion.
    Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
  • This approach simplifies know-your-customer compliance but excludes borrowers who self-custody their assets on hardware wallets, which is a common security practice among crypto users.
    Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • A number of tools and platforms are available that can help streamline administrative processes, integrate billing systems and improve transparency.
    Paulina Wierzbicka, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Amazon has already integrated AI across its logistics network, deploying over 750,000 robots since 2012 to streamline fulfillment.
    Paulina Likos, CNBC, 25 June 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 11 Jul. 2025.

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