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as in streamlined
to make less complex
you need to simplify this process somewhat or you'll never finish it today
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as in explained
to make plain or understandable
the book simplifies for the layman some concepts of economics
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Recent Examples of simplified
Tania Fabo, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
According to the researchers, the system enables speech that sounds natural and fluid, rather than robotic or overly simplified.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
Most of these works portray an unassuming figure rendered in a blocky, simplified style, with heavy helpings of a fleshy pink that recall Philip Guston and Carroll Dunham.
—Benjamin Lima
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 17 Jan. 2026
The bank’s home lending business also was transformed and simplified, Scharf said, as Wells Fargo continues to reduce the size of the business.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2026
The iconography is crowded and stylistically inconsistent, relying on simplified imagery.
—Debbie Millman, STAT, 13 Jan. 2026
And so, as a prelude to solving the Navier-Stokes problem, mathematicians have searched for blowups (also called singularities) in an assortment of simplified fluid equations, such as those that operate in only one dimension.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026
Expect more deliberate reliance on recovery support partners, proactive monitoring, and simplified patient pathways.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
An easy way to achieve this is by using simplified color palettes without bold contrasts to support calm in high-activity rooms like kitchens and living rooms.
—Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 5 Jan. 2026
Robert Duffer, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Ransomware used to be a popular trend in cyberattacks, but while cyberattacks are still pervasive, attackers have simplified their methods.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Stepping inside the half/half door, Dethleffs job was simplified by the fact that this trailer was designed with a couple (the Marcharts) in mind, not an entire family.
—New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2026
In recent years, though, multi-resort pass networks have simplified the equation, making overseas ski trips far easier to fold into a single winter rather than treating them as standalone splurges.
—Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026
Designed to work seamlessly with the company’s own hardware while remaining broadly compatible, the R1 glasses bring high refresh rates and simplified connectivity to the growing AR gaming space.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 Jan. 2026
The if-then paradigm needs to be simplified.
—Michael Isaacson, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
That opened up some important practice time to work on assistant coach Jeff Van Gundy’s defensive schemes, which, Lue said, have been simplified and better tailored for this season’s personnel.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
After the first steamboat left Pittsburgh for New Orleans in late 1811, travel upstream as well as down was simplified.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
Adjective
There’s something to be said for a simplified guideline.
—Tania Fabo, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
According to the researchers, the system enables speech that sounds natural and fluid, rather than robotic or overly simplified.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
Most of these works portray an unassuming figure rendered in a blocky, simplified style, with heavy helpings of a fleshy pink that recall Philip Guston and Carroll Dunham.
—Benjamin Lima
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 17 Jan. 2026
The bank’s home lending business also was transformed and simplified, Scharf said, as Wells Fargo continues to reduce the size of the business.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2026
The iconography is crowded and stylistically inconsistent, relying on simplified imagery.
—Debbie Millman, STAT, 13 Jan. 2026
And so, as a prelude to solving the Navier-Stokes problem, mathematicians have searched for blowups (also called singularities) in an assortment of simplified fluid equations, such as those that operate in only one dimension.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026
Expect more deliberate reliance on recovery support partners, proactive monitoring, and simplified patient pathways.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
An easy way to achieve this is by using simplified color palettes without bold contrasts to support calm in high-activity rooms like kitchens and living rooms.
—Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
The Kia Telluride is taking a model year off, Toyota simplified the bZ4X to bZ, Jeep killed the Wagoneer but continued the more luxurious Grand Wagoneer and Audi streamlined its lineup by merging the A4 into the new A5 and replacing the A7 with the A6 that has a Sportback-like shape.
—Robert Duffer, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Ransomware used to be a popular trend in cyberattacks, but while cyberattacks are still pervasive, attackers have simplified their methods.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Stepping inside the half/half door, Dethleffs job was simplified by the fact that this trailer was designed with a couple (the Marcharts) in mind, not an entire family.
—New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2026
In recent years, though, multi-resort pass networks have simplified the equation, making overseas ski trips far easier to fold into a single winter rather than treating them as standalone splurges.
—Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026
Designed to work seamlessly with the company’s own hardware while remaining broadly compatible, the R1 glasses bring high refresh rates and simplified connectivity to the growing AR gaming space.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 Jan. 2026
The if-then paradigm needs to be simplified.
—Michael Isaacson, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
That opened up some important practice time to work on assistant coach Jeff Van Gundy’s defensive schemes, which, Lue said, have been simplified and better tailored for this season’s personnel.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
After the first steamboat left Pittsburgh for New Orleans in late 1811, travel upstream as well as down was simplified.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for simplified
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Like them, its rags-to-riches-to-near-ruin storytelling is simplistic, the celluloid craftsmanship B-grade, the acting nothing to write home about.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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Competition mattered, too, but not in a simplistic sense.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Kia Telluride is taking a model year off, Toyota simplified the bZ4X to bZ, Jeep killed the Wagoneer but continued the more luxurious Grand Wagoneer and Audi streamlined its lineup by merging the A4 into the new A5 and replacing the A7 with the A6 that has a Sportback-like shape.—
Robert Duffer,
AJC.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Cluttered Counters Make meal prep and clean up a breeze by keeping your counters streamlined, not filled to the max with appliances and canisters and the like.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
22 Jan. 2026
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With the new headquarters, Chan explained, Bonhams hope to widen their base of collectors through their larger exhibition space and programming around how to start or improve a collection across art, jewelry, antiquities, wine and other collectibles.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Bryan Hoyos, the mill’s director of North American marketing, explained how HV100 utilizes variocut technology to create varying staples lengths of Tencel fiber.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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As a result, the powerful view the world in bleak and oversimplified terms, breeding suspicion and anxiety.—
Caleb Pomeroy,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Dec. 2025
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However, psychologists warn the relationship between schizophrenia and violence is often oversimplified and rarely ever causal.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
23 Dec. 2025
Verb
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As a collective, HQ Portfolio stocks have offered superior returns with reduced risk compared to the benchmark index; providing a smoother ride, as illustrated in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Eloise at the Plaza, which was illustrated by Hilary Knight, follows a precocious six-year-old who lives at New York’s legendary Plaza Hotel.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The Midwest is usually associated with uncomplicated kindness—nice, polite people who like college football, a cold beer, and (recent events in Minnesota notwithstanding) treating their neighbors with dignity and respect.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
22 Jan. 2026
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The excavation of Paul Robeson complicates Robinson and Rickey and destroys, almost completely, the easy, uncomplicated tale of interracial heroism Americans have long preferred.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But during this period, three crucial things happened which clarified (if not calcified) a difference in artistic approach between the two men.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
23 Jan. 2026
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The trip started after Spoelstra moved Ware to the bench and then called out Ware’s lack of consistency, comments that confused Ware and then were clarified by Spoelstra.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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By contrast, as a 2006 study from PNAS demonstrated, signature whistles serve the sole purpose of encoding identity information that other dolphins can recognize, even when stripped of individual voice characteristics.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Islamic Republic has demonstrated an extraordinary capacity to project and absorb pain.—
Davood Moradian,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Simplified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simplified. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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