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Recent Examples of oversimple
This oversimple model grants primacy based on authorship and chronology.
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Kevin Dettmar, The Atlantic, 1 July 2022
Kevin Dettmar, The Atlantic, 1 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversimple
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Hatch has also faced criticism from some child welfare advocates, who say the Department of Children and Families has been too hasty to remove medically vulnerable children from their parents and to cut off parental rights.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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As California is amply demonstrating with the hasty exits of many of its billionaires in the face of a potential state tax on their unrealized paper wealth, taxing the rich (at least by itself) is no panacea.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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From checking a sketchy profile to confirming if a number belongs to a scammer, with ClarityCheck, users have the opportunity to become their own first line of defense.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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And yet details are sketchy on where such a force would be deployed and how all the money earmarked for it will be tracked and disbursed.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Down goes Larsson: This time a blow to the face was more than cursory for Larsson, with an elbow from Jaylen Brown in the second quarter putting Larsson down and taking him off the court for the second half.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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Yet for many Republican officials, recognition of these deaths has been cursory at best.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
2 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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While traditional facelifts merely tighten the skin in a superficial manner, deep-plane procedures can now reorganize the underlying structure of the face, repositioning muscles, fat pads, and ligaments in a labile system of roving features.—
Patrick R. Crowley,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Luckily, his wounds were only superficial.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Signing a goalkeeper was already a priority for Newcastle during the upcoming summer window and with every passing game the importance of recruiting a top-class shot-stopper keeps being underlined.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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With every passing year, the springtime chorus grows quieter.—
Sarah Kaplan,
Washington Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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There’s a facile critical tendency to liken a wide range of talky and small-scale dramas to the films of Éric Rohmer.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2026
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Highpoints, such as when Big Ant quietly admires the craftsmanship of his son’s Pegasus wings before rejecting them for confused reasons, unproductively blend together with facile ones, like a signposted scene of physical abuse.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The attorneys, representing Guatemalan children following the government’s unsuccessful attempt to deport dozens of them in a haphazard overnight flight in August, say the policy violates a current injunction in place.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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They're arranged in haphazard rows, with Andrew Jackson occupying a prime front spot simply because the owner likes his hair.—
Danielle Paquette The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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The high-value heirlooms underscore that Dunn’s Attic isn’t your typical thrift store of second-hand donations or a rummage sale’s random assortment.—
Colleen McNally Arnett,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2026
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That precious metal market volatility isn't just random noise, though.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Oversimple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversimple. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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