fetishized

Definition of fetishizednext
past tense of fetishize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetishized
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Sports Illustrated journalists were getting requests from peers looking to score invites to the gatherings, which symbolized a turnaround at the 72-year-old title.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The pagans believed eggs symbolized fertility and birth.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Huskies don’t win the game without any of them, including one that exemplified the school’s ultimate winner.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The Northern Cheyenne chief Little Wolf exemplified this resolve in the 1860s and ’70s, leading his people in many different battles to defend the North Country of his ancestors.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • City’s second goal, which in effect ended the game, illustrated both.
    Andy Jones, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • An even bigger difference in Mitski’s live show this time around is the sheer amount of film footage put up on screen behind her and the band, all of it chosen with some apparent thought toward the song being illustrated.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • That democratic spirit is embodied in the Unknown Players Jam, a midday open competition drawing 15 to 20 participants, with separate trophy categories for adults and children.
    Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Bastian has embodied that behavior in part through Delta’s annual profit-sharing.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Fetishized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetishized. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.

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