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as in streamlining
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as in generalization
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Recent Examples of simplification
Policymakers typically want simplification.
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Ashoka, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Part of that compacting comes courtesy of Addax's strategy of simplification.
—C.c. Weiss
may 22, New Atlas, 22 May 2026
More than €700 million ($811 million) is directed to its first pillar, which covers the existing 40% cash rebate for international productions, a new loan guarantee program for Greek producers and the simplification of funding procedures.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 May 2026
My general ambition in art is to play against this kind of thinking, against moral simplification.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Asked what matters most in shaping long-term leadership impact, Molinaroli resists simplification.
—Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
But whether that simplification buys private space firms enough time and fuel savings to deliver the landings in 2028 is something NASA will find out in coming months as the companies respond to its proposal.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 11 May 2026
Why Wider Access Doesn’t Make the Work Simpler Broader access can sometimes flatten the conversation around AI, as though expansion automatically means simplification.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 8 May 2026
And this is the most radical simplification of form that art has done.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026
Ashoka, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Part of that compacting comes courtesy of Addax's strategy of simplification.
—C.c. Weiss
may 22, New Atlas, 22 May 2026
More than €700 million ($811 million) is directed to its first pillar, which covers the existing 40% cash rebate for international productions, a new loan guarantee program for Greek producers and the simplification of funding procedures.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 May 2026
My general ambition in art is to play against this kind of thinking, against moral simplification.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Asked what matters most in shaping long-term leadership impact, Molinaroli resists simplification.
—Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
But whether that simplification buys private space firms enough time and fuel savings to deliver the landings in 2028 is something NASA will find out in coming months as the companies respond to its proposal.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 11 May 2026
Why Wider Access Doesn’t Make the Work Simpler Broader access can sometimes flatten the conversation around AI, as though expansion automatically means simplification.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 8 May 2026
And this is the most radical simplification of form that art has done.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for simplification
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Raman, a Los Angeles City Council member, called for further streamlining of the permitting process for rebuilds as well, including by creating a wide set of preapproved, fire-resistant building plans.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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Wade Crowfoot, California’s secretary for Natural Resources, said Tuesday that the state has increased the number of fuel breaks, prescribed fires, and thinning projects in recent years, streamlining permits to protect communities.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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Start with an abstract generalization of the integers called a ring.—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
20 May 2026
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The first is still AI generalization.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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Sideris said Duke was the first utility to require such curtailments from hyperscalers to get them onto the grid more quickly.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
25 Apr. 2026
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India is already rationing LNG supplies, according to a note S&P Global Energy shared with CNBC, which said power generation, refining, and petrochemicals are lower-priority sectors and therefore more exposed to curtailments.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026
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Stress-relieving travel can also slow the shortening of telomeres, one of the indicators of biological age.—
Alessandra Signorelli,
Vogue,
29 May 2026
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Once in place, attackers are prevented from pivoting freely from segment to segment, thereby containing potential attacks, shortening mitigation timelines and lowering financial impact.—
Jaushin Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“Simplification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simplification. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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