as in to objectify
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Recent Examples of fetishize
This is a woman who has been in survival mode, who has been fetishized, who has been ignored, not seen.
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Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
The point is not to fetishize a single metric.
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Noosheen Hashemi,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
And then there are the various disembodied hands featured in many of the artist’s photographs and sculptures, nearly all of them fetishized in their evident—and sometimes errant—femininity.
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Ara H. Merjian,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
Has this led me to fetishize my own ignorance over the years?
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Jon Raymond
august 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fetishize
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
The point is not to fetishize a single metric.
—
Noosheen Hashemi,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
And then there are the various disembodied hands featured in many of the artist’s photographs and sculptures, nearly all of them fetishized in their evident—and sometimes errant—femininity.
—
Ara H. Merjian,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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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Think Michell Randolph’s Ainsley from Landman, only the entirety of Landman has been directed by men who objectify Ainsley (who’s supposed to be 17-18 in the series) relentlessly.
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For those who love to objectify, that old attic book smell stays unbeatable.
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In the rustic canyon area of Pacific Palisades, the home of late architect Ray Kappe exemplifies Southern California modernism.
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The 326-unit apartment complex exemplifies what some Black residents say is a longstanding pattern of pricing poor and working-class Black people out of southeast Denton.
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The hand on the back symbolizes that bond.
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Critics argued that the message of a White man elevated above both a Native American and an African symbolized racial superiority.
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The protest typified the myriad demands on display Friday, including the end to aggressive immigration arrests and deportation operations across the nation, along with the war in Iran.
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His first mature photographs made during his university years revisited Scandinavian Romanticism—typified by the stormy, sublime landscapes of painters such as Johan Christian Dahl—with a sly spin.
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During the preference sheet meeting, the major difference in Kayley and Genevieve’s attitudes is perfectly illustrated.
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The scale of the fund, and the involvement of multiple international partners, illustrates Abu Dhabi’s ambition to use AI to help diversify its economy, and its credibility as an investor.
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Wandering markets, eating at food stalls, sitting among locals and fellow travelers at the restaurants that embody a city.
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Cristiano Ronaldo, 41, continues to defy time at the World Cup, embodying the finite nature of elite careers.
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Wembanyama will have to face the fact that the series ended when Mitchell Robinson completely bodied him on the glass with 22 seconds left in the fourth quarter, that the 7-foot-4 superhuman couldn’t secure the rebound with the season on the line.
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Shamet stays active and takes complete advantage of the sloppy play from the all-star while Anunoby bodies Mobley enough to throw him off balance from receiving an entry pass.
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“Fetishize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetishize. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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