as in symbolizing
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 objectifying
How did the creative team avoid objectifying women the way Bunny does?
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for objectifying
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The brilliant white building gleams in all its Art Deco glory, symbolizing Miami’s political and aviation history.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Apollo 11's first lunar landing in 1969 remains one of the most iconic moments in human history, symbolizing exploration, ambition and ingenuity.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Aaron said that incorporating a method of moderation or verification—such as the voting system in Waze—would have required collecting user data that might someday fall under a subpoena.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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As Metzl continued writing about structural competency, some medical schools began incorporating it into their curriculum, and researchers studied its effectiveness.—
Anil Oza,
STAT,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Objectifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objectifying. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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