oversimplification

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversimplification
Noun
  • My session stretched almost two hours, including a half-hour theory overview on the dunes.
    David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2025
  • One theory suggests Mars lost its water to space as solar wind stripped it from the atmosphere — a process supported by ratios of isotopes on the Red Planet, or distinct species of chemical elements, seen today.
    Victoria Corless, Space.com, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • That’s the hypothesis: people first, systems second.
    Dan Gardner, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • In the light of their findings, the researchers have two hypotheses that might explain Vesta's true identity.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Oversimplification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversimplification. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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