as in to consolidate
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Recent Examples of essentialize
Indeed, people essentialize language.
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Katherine D. Kinzler, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2020
The design seemed to essentialize a human will to beauty as a matter of workaday routine: ordinary ecstasy.
—Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2020
Worse examples: resystematize, transparentize, essentialize, rightsize, dichotomize.
—Gary Gilson, Star Tribune, 10 Oct. 2020
Katherine D. Kinzler, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2020
The design seemed to essentialize a human will to beauty as a matter of workaday routine: ordinary ecstasy.
—Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2020
Worse examples: resystematize, transparentize, essentialize, rightsize, dichotomize.
—Gary Gilson, Star Tribune, 10 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for essentialize
Verb
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The Green New Deal crowd pushes them to consolidate power.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The district is already in the process of consolidating some schools and planning for future renovations and replacements.—
Alissa Widman Neese,
Axios,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Ray remains open to the endless possibilities of AI with plans for more tech integration, and the goal stays the same: not to make projects simpler but to take on more complex ones by simplifying management.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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The key lies in simplifying your beauty routine—opt for a lightweight skin tint or strategic spot concealing.—
Stixx Mathews,
Essence,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Looser regulations in the domestic mining industry to streamline permitting processes are expected to pave the way for producers to launch or scale up their critical mineral extraction efforts more easily.—
Michaela Rychetska and Aissa Dearing,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Feb. 2025
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At the same time, the LPGA TOUR released a new policy that will be implemented in the coming weeks with strict measures to streamline the pace of play at its tournaments.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Devereux says at any given time, about 70 percent of Wayfinder’s taps pour lagers, including the award-winning Hell helles-style lagerbier, C-Z-A-F decocted pilsner, and the Funeral Bock black bock.—
Andre Meunier,
oregonlive,
31 Oct. 2019
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In herbal medicine, roots and harder plant material like seeds and bark are often decocted (cooked over low heat for a length of time) as a way of extracting their healing qualities.—
Alaina Sullivan,
Bon Appetit,
24 Jan. 2017
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“Essentialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/essentialize. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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