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objectifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of objectify

as in symbolizes

disapproving to treat (someone) as an object rather than as a person She says beauty pageants objectify women.

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Nothing symbolizes that frustration more than this effort to rewrite the Maryland Constitution in pursuit of partisan gain.

— Yuripzy Morgan, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026
Miss a question in English class and perhaps the red door symbolizes something else.

— Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

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