as in to objectify
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Recent Examples of fetishize
Frances has found success with her documentary, also called Flat Earth, which fetishizes the flyover states.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Over the past few years, the hottest trend on social media seems to be fetishizing being turned into a woodland creature.
—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
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Over the past few years, the hottest trend on social media seems to be fetishizing being turned into a woodland creature.
—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
See All Example Sentences for fetishize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetishize
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For those who love to objectify, that old attic book smell stays unbeatable.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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Were the photographs made for prurience, to objectify the victims, or to blackmail the guilty?—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2026
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Offering endless glam inspiration, Olivia Dean exemplifies the soft black hair color trend.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
5 Mar. 2026
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Rebuilt in the mid-1800s, the structure exemplifies the blend of European and Persian traditions that came to define the Qajar period, which lasted into the early twentieth century.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
4 Mar. 2026
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Across cultures and eras, the Moon has symbolized constancy, the comforting cycle of tides, months, fertility, and agriculture.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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That jail, notoriously violent and corrupt, had symbolized the good-ol’-boy era of Nashville law enforcement, and the Downtown Detention Center was replacing it both physically and symbolically.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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What this crass worldliness misses is that human-rights issues typified by cases like Jimmy’s aren’t distractions from more important business.—
Bret Stephens,
Mercury News,
12 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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The chasm between some top Democrats and AIPAC is illustrated by their respective statements on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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This enduring love is illustrated (literally) in the Margesherwood X Peanuts collaboration.—
Claire Salinda,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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These aren’t the looks that hew closest to the originals, but rather, the ones that best embody their sartorial spirit.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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Reinterpretation of minimalism, very well embodied by Jil Sander and the removal of layers at the Prada show.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
2 Mar. 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 7 Mar. 2026.
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