fetishized

verb

past tense of fetishize
as in objectified

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  1. objectified
  2. symbolized
  3. exemplified
  4. illustrated
  5. embodied
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  • We were objectified by most of our producers.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Appropriation of surplus labor, objectified in commodities, drove the system.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Definition of objectified
Verb
  • China’s new strategy, symbolized by Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea in June, aims to draw Pyongyang back into its orbit and make the bilateral relationship more stable and manageable.
    — ZHENG JIYONG, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
  • For centuries, the phoenix has symbolized renewal and the idea that something new can emerge from destruction.
    — Deb Houry, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of symbolized
Verb
  • The shot that exemplified Sabalenka’s struggles occurred in the second set.
    — Lukas Weese, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
  • That’s exemplified by the expansive outdoor terraces and balconies that appear to hang over the bustling Beltline Eastside Trail.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of exemplified
Verb
  • The series consists of seven books written and illustrated by the Reys from 1941 to 1966, as well as later additions, not by the Reys, commissioned by the publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in the 1990s.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Democrats are facing a dilemma and Michigan’s Senate primary perfectly illustrated it.
    — Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of illustrated
Verb
  • The next step of evolution is embodied or physical intelligence.
    — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • No side embodied that thinking more than Saturday’s opponents, who once viewed Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe as their silver bullets.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of embodied
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