as in to objectify
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Recent Examples of fetishize
Over the past few years, the hottest trend on social media seems to be fetishizing being turned into a woodland creature.
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Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2025
Some women have believed or internalized this idea, too: that women can and should be fetishized, sexualized, domesticized, but not respected.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2025
Has this led me to fetishize my own ignorance over the years?
—Jon Raymond
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
However, the accusations of me fetishizing the kidnapping and murder of a child are beyond egregious and ridiculous.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2025
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Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2025
Some women have believed or internalized this idea, too: that women can and should be fetishized, sexualized, domesticized, but not respected.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2025
Has this led me to fetishize my own ignorance over the years?
—Jon Raymond
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
However, the accusations of me fetishizing the kidnapping and murder of a child are beyond egregious and ridiculous.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetishize
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Whether beauty pageants — events that, almost by definition, objectify women — should have any role in today’s world is a matter of debate.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
29 Nov. 2025
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Trevor as a father, for me, is a kind of parallel thread to Trevor’s relationship with Sam, in that this is a woman that he’s objectified.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
13 Nov. 2025
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Though Vonn’s recent injury may affect her competition and performance, her improbable comeback —after five years of retirement and a partial knee replacement — exemplifies what veteran Olympic athletes can teach us.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
4 Feb. 2026
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No one better exemplifies the clicktatorship than the president himself.—
Donald Moynihan,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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When the No Kings protest came in June — organized by the national protest group 50501, symbolizing 50 protests in 50 states for one movement — Indivisible Northwest Valley was ready with seven sites that Peak said drew between 5,000 and 6,000 people.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The artist used a unique short video to tease the album on social media before its release, symbolizing Cole's status as a successful artist who still enjoys many of the same tasks and experiences as average Americans.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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Their approach that day actually did typify the three core principles, twice scoring from quick attacks (nine minutes apart) with just 27 per cent possession.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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While the stock market continues to boom based on AI optimism, public polling about AI is typified by concern.—
Trevor Laurence Jockims,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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Other experts said the subject’s movement could illustrate a lack of urgency.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The singer stood next to a set of faux power lines onstage, which quickly exploded to illustrate the island's frequent power outages.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Alibaba reports that RynnBrain set new records across 16 open-source embodied AI benchmarks.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Kaddu embodies the carnivalesque spirit of the NFL in London, which has been hosting regular-season games since 2007.—
Erin Florio,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Feb. 2026
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Those are plays on which the big fellas get a chance just to body defensive backs.—
Derrik Klassen,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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This law from a San Diego County lawmaker expands access to confidential police personnel records by granting civilian oversight bodies the authority to review them during misconduct investigations.—
Sam Schulz,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Fetishize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetishize. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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