essentialize

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Recent Examples of essentialize 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 Indeed, people essentialize language. Katherine D. Kinzler, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for essentialize
Verb
  • After attorneys representing James filed a motion challenging Halligan's appointment as unlawful, Judge Walker ordered that the motion be consolidated with the already ongoing effort to disqualify her in the case against Comey.
    Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Despite facing calls to withdraw his candidacy as Mamdani’s opponents have looked to consolidate support behind Cuomo, Sliwa has refused.
    Chantelle Lee, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Navigation apps have simplified driving and parking for users thanks to satellite technology.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Both systems share the same software architecture, training setup, and sustainment infrastructure, which simplifies integration and lowers operational costs.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This has created interesting bedfellows, where politicians on both sides of the aisle increasingly agree that regulations must be streamlined to support supply.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Parmar also deliberately streamlines clinic notes by encouraging his providers to avoid the common habit of copying and pasting blocks of obsolete or redundant information in favor of quick updates that can be scanned easily at subsequent visits.
    Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 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 Oct. 2025.

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