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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 ring symbolized Rivera’s romance with her fiancé, Alfred Gonzalez.

— Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Built in the final years of United National Movement (UNM) rule (2004–2012), their ultracontemporary design symbolized the pro-Western approach of the UNM’s leader, Mikhail Saakashvili.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 27 Aug. 2026

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Some Cardinals players were spotted in their dugout ahead of the game sporting crooked caps, and one player incorporated a slight hat-tilting motion into his post-hit celebration.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Building codes for tall buildings have evolved in the past quarter century, and today’s skyscrapers incorporate many advancements that make new buildings safer.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of incorporate

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To illustrate how meaningless that can be, those three teams missed the playoffs.

— Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
These illustrate the trails and routes bucks often take between important endpoints within their core areas, such as bedding areas and food sources.

— Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026

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