1
as in complicating
to make complex or difficult
there's no need to sophisticate something that is beautiful in its simplicity
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as in diluting
to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances
vanilla extract that has been sophisticated with corn syrup
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Recent Examples of sophisticating
Logistically accelerating techno-economic interactivity crumbles social order in auto-sophisticating machine runaway.
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James Duesterberg, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
James Duesterberg, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sophisticating
Verb
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The only factor complicating a further invasion would be the political cost at home.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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Differences in how often vaccinated people versus unvaccinated people visit health care professionals are a common complicating factor that affects vaccine studies, explains Niemi Eide.—
Tara Haelle,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The challenge lies in tailoring your tone without diluting the mission or fragmenting the brand.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2026
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Try diluting it with water if the taste is too much for you.—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The fear, Webster said, can make young athletes avoid sport-specific movements like cutting or jumping even after physical clearance.—
Ian McMahan,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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That could mean Mediterranean, Paleo, cutting ultraprocessed foods or another structured approach.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Comparisons to the build-up to the 2008 Global Financial Crisis are now intensifying as concerns over underlying loan quality grow.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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Climate change is intensifying Hawaii’s Kona low storms, leaving forecasters scrambling as their models struggle to predict moisture retention in these systems.—
Audrey McAvoy,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Following the legal order to stop polluting, the state issued DTE four more air quality violations.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The lawsuit accused Sacramento of creating a public nuisance and violating a Fish and Game Code section prohibiting polluting California’s waters.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Now someone posts on social media that COVID-19, tariffs, or the war with Iran is going to nuke toilet paper stock, and strangers across the country start loading up their carts.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2026
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And loading large garbage bags into Gary's truck.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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One of her alternate personalities — the cold and calculating Samantha — joins law enforcement to pursue her father’s killers, while other identities begin to surface with their own motives, seducing and manipulating powerful men as Sylvia’s search for justice veers into vengeance.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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Adrian Maclean, 52, of Lisbon was arrested twice in connection with an embezzlement scheme police say involved manipulating records in the Hebron Tax Collector’s Office, according to Connecticut State Police.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2026
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Aisuru and Kimwolf work by first infecting vulnerable online devices, enslaving them into a network of hijacked computers.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Measles is incredibly transmissible and can easily travel home with us, infecting others in our schools and communities.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sophisticating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sophisticating. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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