ESSENTIALIZING Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

essentializing

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present participle of essentialize

as in simplifying

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Leaders might be called upon for help to remove some of the shackles that naturally accumulate over time, including simplifying approvals, streamlining processes and creating space to experiment.

— Suzanne Konstance, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
One major breakthrough involved simplifying the particle isolation process.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of simplifying

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While many of the changes went into effect July 1, New York Attorney General Letitia James issued an alert last week cautioning borrowers that consolidating their federal student loans could carry significant fiscal implications.

— Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2026
Beauer has compacted down the six-person floor plan from three trailer segments to two by lengthening the chassis, straightening up the end walls, and consolidating the first- and second-segment spaces from the 3X Plus into the front segment.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Nov. 2026

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Skydance expects at least $1 billion in savings from streamlining marketing and promotional spending.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2026
These are just a few of the large companies that have recently restructured to give their business units (BUs) greater accountability, while streamlining corporate management structures.

— Alyson Potenza, Harvard Business Review, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of streamlining

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Such weapons can threaten several targets within the affected zone rather than concentrating their effects on a single point.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
The composition slips in and out of deliberation, a tableau of buckets and plates concentrating energy, which the lighter detritus then loosens and disperses.

— Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

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