as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
a statue that is often cited as an objectification of the ancient Greeks' notion of beauty
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Recent Examples of objectification
San Antonio Spurs player Luke Kornet writes that allowing this night to go forward without protest would reflect poorly on the NBA community, specifically being complicit in the potential objectification and mistreatment of women.
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Eric Mandel, AJC.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Allowing this night to go forward without protest would reflect poorly on us as an NBA community, specifically in being complicit in the potential objectification and mistreatment of women in our society.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
This is the cataloging and objectification of women's most private details.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
But Wainwright never gives us the chance to perceive them as quaint, which would just be a form of objectification.
—Judy Berman, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
All that thinking has only strengthened my conviction that learning to love your face without objectification is a powerful way to counteract the damaging and distressing messages from a beauty culture that prizes youthfulness and hypersexuality.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 10 Dec. 2025
The organization has struggled with declining viewership and financial instability in recent years, as well as broader questions around relevance, objectification and inclusivity in the modern age.
—NPR, 21 Nov. 2025
Depicting the pop star on her knees in a dog-like pose while her hair is presumably being pulled by a male, the cover caused a stir on social media for what many felt looked like objectification.
—Lina Lecaro, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
Exploring the misogyny of beauty pageants and its targeting of transwomen and the ongoing objectification of women, the contestants each called to the stage, presented by a very Vincent Price-seeming host representing the patriarchy.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Eric Mandel, AJC.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Allowing this night to go forward without protest would reflect poorly on us as an NBA community, specifically in being complicit in the potential objectification and mistreatment of women in our society.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
This is the cataloging and objectification of women's most private details.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
But Wainwright never gives us the chance to perceive them as quaint, which would just be a form of objectification.
—Judy Berman, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
All that thinking has only strengthened my conviction that learning to love your face without objectification is a powerful way to counteract the damaging and distressing messages from a beauty culture that prizes youthfulness and hypersexuality.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 10 Dec. 2025
The organization has struggled with declining viewership and financial instability in recent years, as well as broader questions around relevance, objectification and inclusivity in the modern age.
—NPR, 21 Nov. 2025
Depicting the pop star on her knees in a dog-like pose while her hair is presumably being pulled by a male, the cover caused a stir on social media for what many felt looked like objectification.
—Lina Lecaro, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
Exploring the misogyny of beauty pageants and its targeting of transwomen and the ongoing objectification of women, the contestants each called to the stage, presented by a very Vincent Price-seeming host representing the patriarchy.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for objectification
Noun
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The vocal and physical manifestations of the characters must become second nature.—
Sarah Sotoodeh , Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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Thao Nguyen Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian welcomed Mojtaba Khamenei as the country's new supreme leader, saying his appointment is the manifestation of Iran's will to strengthen national unity.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The machine scanned the skull using bright, nondestructive X-rays, generating over 9,000 high-resolution images and terabytes of data.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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An investigation by the Bakersfield Police Department also led to separate charges citing Mays for possession of more than 600 images of youth or child pornography and distribution of obscene matter involving someone younger than 18.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Objectification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objectification. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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