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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 Not to objectify the leads of the show, but Beth and Rip are wearing their hottest cowboy gear of the season in this episode. — William Earl, Variety, 3 July 2026 But the fact that Christian Science proves disease to be erroneous thought objectified on the body opens up new possibilities of understanding and healing. — Elizabeth Crecelius Schwartz, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for objectify

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The monarch art will be displayed around a tree, symbolizing their migratory journey.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
The lovely, economic scenic design by Angela Balogh Calin graciously makes room for the play’s wall-to-wall witticisms, but the house is meant to symbolize the ship of state drifting dangerously toward the rocks.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

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Kindred Black, founded in 2014 by Alice Kindred Wells and Jennifer Black Francis, illustrates the model.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2026
The tight race in Mississippi is one of many that illustrate the extremely challenging political environment Republicans have faced this year.

— Chantelle Lee, Time, 5 Nov. 2026

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