as in to objectify
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Recent Examples of fetishize
But the twist of Harley being yet another leech off Arthur, plus fabricating her own traumatic backstory just to fetishize Arthur’s mental illness, was a disservice to the lore of Harley herself.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024
Japanese architecture and flora are beautiful, and the game gives you plenty of moments to revel in it without overly fetishizing it like Ghost of Tsushima always did.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
The band — first known as the Colours, then the Bangs, before the members settled on the Bangles — spent its early years as part of Los Angeles’s Paisley Underground, a ’60s fetishizing scene that included groups like the Dream Syndicate and the Three O’Clock.
—Bob Mehr, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
The Democratic Party has long fetishized unionized labor, fancying itself the party of the American worker.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 20 Feb. 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024
Japanese architecture and flora are beautiful, and the game gives you plenty of moments to revel in it without overly fetishizing it like Ghost of Tsushima always did.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
The band — first known as the Colours, then the Bangs, before the members settled on the Bangles — spent its early years as part of Los Angeles’s Paisley Underground, a ’60s fetishizing scene that included groups like the Dream Syndicate and the Three O’Clock.
—Bob Mehr, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
The Democratic Party has long fetishized unionized labor, fancying itself the party of the American worker.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetishize
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In addition, researchers found that voters were less likely to support political candidates who had been objectified, and that objectified women were perceived as lacking qualities like helpfulness or emotional depth.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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It was used as a dehumanizing form of minstrelsy that further objectified Black men.—
Taryn Finley,
Refinery29,
1 May 2025
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His journey from taking $4 Megabus rides to Wall Street meetings in New York to co-owning a horse racing team—the Maryland Colts—with NFL MVP Lamar Jackson exemplifies his approach.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
15 May 2025
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The Department of Energy’s approach of working with industry to identify how federal facilities can be used to accelerate the construction of AI Infrastructure exemplifies the cross-sector collaboration necessary to take U.S. AI infrastructure to the next level.—
Gordon Bitko,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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The economic divorce isn’t just about numbers, but about what money has come to symbolize in the relationship: stability, contribution or even love.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Their presidential candidate, Erika Meza, a 25-year veteran teacher from the Southeast Side, is unhappy with what CTU has come to symbolize.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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In a rare break from the cheerleading that typifies MAGA media outlets, some commentators are using their platforms to urge Trump to change his mind about the highly unusual gift.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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The quest for the truly portable cloud application is perhaps typified by developments now happening at Nutanix.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Els took a South African passport from his jacket pocket to illustrate his pride in his country.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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As the shot map below illustrates, since the start of the 2022-23 season, a large portion of his goals have been scored from in and around the six-yard box.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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This understanding isn’t clinical, but embodied—what people feel, witness, share, and pass down.—
Marion Renault,
The Atlantic,
13 May 2025
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One company that embodies this principle is Apple, which, despite being synonymous with innovation, has thrived largely by perfecting and refining ideas rather than disrupting markets with entirely new inventions.—
Vikram Joshi,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Lynn was involved in a car accident that left her head and body a wreck.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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The results held even after the researchers controlled for body mass index, suggesting that the difference in cognitive function was related to the types of food being eaten (fat and sugar) and not to body weight.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
16 May 2025
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“Fetishize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetishize. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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