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Recent Examples of fetishize
There’s an Andy Warhol silkscreen of Jackie O. — Jennifer fetishized America’s fashionable wives — a picture of the Dulos children, and, on the second floor, closets filled with children’s shoes and clothes.
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Rich Cohen, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
Saul posited that technocratic elites had fetishized the Enlightenment ideal of rationality to the point of extremism.
—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Trophy Wives Desperate, real, trad, or mad—housewives have been celebrated, pilloried, and fetishized for ages.
—Michael Odell, Air Mail, 10 Apr. 2025
Bit by bit and then all at once, the concept of leaving one’s spouse has become, for women, almost fetishized—a rite of passage on the way to meeting one’s true self.
—Tara Ellison, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2025
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Rich Cohen, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
Saul posited that technocratic elites had fetishized the Enlightenment ideal of rationality to the point of extremism.
—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Here’s exactly how to do it By Ashley Baker
Read On
Very Online
Trophy Wives Desperate, real, trad, or mad—housewives have been celebrated, pilloried, and fetishized for ages.
—Michael Odell, Air Mail, 10 Apr. 2025
Bit by bit and then all at once, the concept of leaving one’s spouse has become, for women, almost fetishized—a rite of passage on the way to meeting one’s true self.
—Tara Ellison, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetishize
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Turns out that even being the perfect avatar doesn’t spare you from being objectified like a booth babe at a gun show.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
6 Aug. 2025
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Sorry to objectify Allison Janney, but good God, those gams!—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
21 July 2025
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Uber exemplifies the Silicon Valley scaling playbook.—
Tima Bansal,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The market exemplifies how new prediction platforms attempt to financialize virality, with the potential to encourage behavior forbidden by authorities.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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In Bangladeshi wedding tradition, rain symbolizes a blessing, indicating to the couple that everything had aligned exactly the way it was meant to.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The Protective Cloak While the mantle represents visible leadership, the cloak symbolizes the protective aspects—the moments when leaders must shield themselves and others from harm.—
Carla D. Thompson Payton,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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These kinds of contending interests typify the Peterverse, and the world of longevity as a whole: the influencer who touts a new treatment often owns a stake in (or receives a reciprocal logroll from) the company that makes it.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Her situation typified the upheaval Wisconsin colleges and universities have faced in the first month of Trump's second term.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
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This phase of the series illustrates the intricate psychological tactics used in espionage, where family bonds and loyalty become tools for manipulation and control.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
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Once again, the play-off win against Coventry illustrates how Sunderland will need to work hard and maintain pressure in their defensive shape against higher-quality opposition.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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In The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, the 28-year-old actress embodies a 20-year-old Knox as she's wrongfully convicted for the murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher, while studying abroad in Italy.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Empathetic leadership can be embodied by anyone—from managers overseeing entire departments to those leading specific projects.—
Davide Sartini,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The carbon-fiber bodied LFA up for auction, chassis no. 205, is finished in white, a color that shows off the grace of Kengo Matsumoto’s design.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
6 Aug. 2025
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Biegel then punched the man five times in the back of his head before using his fists and knees to strike him in the head and body an additional 22 times, according to a plea agreement.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
25 July 2025
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“Fetishize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetishize. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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