fetishizing

present participle of fetishize

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Verb
  • 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
  • For every placement made, Next Level plants five trees, symbolizing both a family’s new home and a commitment to future generations.
    Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • While the details of the case are particular to one individual, experts say the outcome is far too common, illustrating the need for greater vigilance of, and advocacy around, a threat that kills a person every six minutes, according to the National Blood Clot Alliance.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • That's why, for example, the US government has funded a series of Landsat satellites since 1972 to create an uninterrupted data catalog illustrating changes in global land use.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Fetishizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetishizing. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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