Thesaurus results for OBJECTIFY

objectify

verb

Definition of objectify

as in to symbolize

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

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Recent Examples of objectify The n word, when said by anyone not Black, will always be discriminatory, hurtful and objectify Black people. — Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 24 Feb. 2026 Were the photographs made for prurience, to objectify the victims, or to blackmail the guilty? — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026 Further correspondence shows bin Sulayem and Epstein objectifying women and criticizing their physical appearances. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 13 Feb. 2026 We were objectified by most of our producers. — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for objectify

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The decision seemed to symbolize American’s effort to focus on lower costs rather than passenger experience.

— Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
One example has come to symbolize that challenge more than any spreadsheet ever could.

— Bethany Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of symbolize

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Elmi got a loan and incorporated Reva Health and has since transferred nearly $150,000 from those accounts to his own business, the court document says.

— Adam Duxter, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Smith arrived in Minnesota with a charge to incorporate many of Miami’s creative tenets into the Vikings’ run game.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of incorporate

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Many are directed towards Ryan Giles, their attack-minded left-back, who regularly pushes forward on the overlap and provided eight league assists last season (illustrated below).

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Koontz, who is famously devoted to his dogs, delivers a book of nail-biting suspense that’s packed with emotion, illustrating how an expert blends genres.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 20 Aug. 2026

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