oversimplification

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Recent Examples of oversimplification Huffman rejects this rhetoric, calling it an oversimplification. Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025 The oversimplification of a complex developmental difference that exists on a spectrum of many different abilities and experiences is dehumanizing at best and dangerous at its worst, autism experts, advocacy groups and members of the community told USA TODAY. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025 According to Amit Sevak, CEO of ETS, pointing to the success of a few aberrations is a dangerous oversimplification. Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 That is a silly and inaccurate oversimplification. Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025 This is a substantial oversimplification. Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025 Storytelling has the power to shape perceptions, and misrepresentation or oversimplification can perpetuate harmful stereotypes. Colin Dougan, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversimplification
Noun
  • This was essentially a cost-saving and simplification exercise and few alarm bells rang at the time, not least because BHP retained a standard listing on the LSE, allowing British investors to remain exposed to the business.
    Ian King, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The scaling back and simplification of how we get dressed played with proportion and silhouette.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The season drew heavy criticism for its glacial pace and incoherent plotting, generating more Reddit theories than actual scares and leaving viewers more haunted by what could have been.
    James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Combining investigative journalism, DNA analysis and cinematic dramatization, the docuseries examines four competing theories about Columbus’ origins and the mystery around the titles bestowed on him by the Catholic Monarchs.
    Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • On the other hand, if the AI scaling hypothesis hits unexpected walls, the unwinding could be a second ‘dot com bust’ or worse.
    Billy Perrigo, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Martínez believes Taposiris Magna is a key location in relation to Cleopatra’s burial, although many archaeologists disagree with her hypothesis.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025

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“Oversimplification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversimplification. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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