as in to objectify
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Recent Examples of fetishize
If Welch’s considerable foibles have been dropped from the legend, the timeline bungled, the alcoholism and probable mental illness minimized, the use of racial epithets and the overt misogyny ignored, his death fetishized into a form of transfiguration . . .
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Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 26 June 2025
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.
—Rich Cohen, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
Here was a country that demanded movement, that fetishized the pioneering spirit, yet my family in South Asia had, during the 1947 partition of India, known far more upheaval within living memory than my husband’s.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 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
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Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 26 June 2025
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.
—Rich Cohen, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
Here was a country that demanded movement, that fetishized the pioneering spirit, yet my family in South Asia had, during the 1947 partition of India, known far more upheaval within living memory than my husband’s.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetishize
Verb
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Teenagers today probably objectify others in more politically correct terms.—
Jay Deitcher,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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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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There’s also a deeply romantic feeling to its interiors, exemplified by the lobby’s antique furnishings and tall windows that draw in light.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
6 Sep. 2025
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During his first full game as a starter in college, Arch exemplified this by throwing for four touchdowns and running for a 67-yard touchdown.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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The parade ended with the release of 80,000 doves and an equal number of balloons in a visual spectacle symbolizing peace.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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In Christian lore, the sycamore also symbolizes repentance, humility, and forgiveness of one’s sins, evoked by the story of the tax collector Zacchaeus, who climbed one to see Jesus.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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Broadly speaking, historians agree that the sensationalist reporting of Spanish atrocities in Cuba and the mysterious sinking of the USS Maine, which typified the Yellow Journalism era, contributed to the U.S. decision to enter the Spanish-American War in 1898.—
Emil Steiner,
Forbes.com,
14 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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Budding influencers have been warned to look after their health, after researchers illustrated what the average influencer might look like come the year 2050.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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That could look like a tool or dashboard that illustrates where the AI is highly accurate or where human intervention might be needed.—
Marne Martin,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In the signature blue and black team hues, the apparel range will embody speed, precision and style whilst also meeting the physical and athletic demands for the drivers, engineers and pit crew.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Building Inspirato And The American Dream From refugee to builder of global platforms, Payam Zamani embodies resilience and reinvention.—
Jeff Fromm,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Yeah, Rocky definitely bodied that role, just brought a lot of energy to it.—
Will Dukes,
Rolling Stone,
17 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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“Fetishize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetishize. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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