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Recent Examples of oversimplification
That’s an oversimplification, of course.
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Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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
Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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
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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
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The scaling back and simplification of how we get dressed played with proportion and silhouette.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Supporting this theory is the shoe’s unique material composition and detailing.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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De Stijl’s theories were a product of their time.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Capturing a moment under specific conditions can help validate a hypothesis or guide mission changes.—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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The numbers appeared to back up his hypothesis, with the show welcoming 12,000 visitors over its four-day run, up from around 9,500 a year ago.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Oversimplification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversimplification. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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