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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetishized
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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
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Perhaps some of it is the yawning gap beween promise and reality, symbolized by Altman himself.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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The cuttlefish bone, meanwhile, symbolized the bird that had literally flown the coop.—
Howard Halle,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Such tension is perhaps best exemplified, however, by the conditions underlying this young boy’s plight.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
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After McCandless and her council colleagues approved the sweeping tax breaks, King consistently spoke on how its planning process exemplified poor communication from the city, saying that current leaders should have advocated for a better deal for Independence.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2026
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Duncan’s revelation illustrated a remarkable shift in at least the public perception of the stadium plan, which largely centered around the park itself.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Chinook conversion illustrated that the traditional concept could be successfully applied to a modern vessel with current technology.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
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The show gestures at the classic targets of old-timey sexism, small-mindedness, and nativism—much of it embodied by Gasteyer’s scheming character—but only in the safest possible ways.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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That philosophy is embodied by Licia Fertz, an Italian woman whose daily routine includes dressing up, wearing bright clothing and putting on makeup — not for vanity, but as an act of self-love.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Fetishized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetishized. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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