as in to objectify
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Recent Examples of fetishize
Better to fetishize the founders.
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Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
But the twist of Harley being yet another leech off Arthur, plus fabricating her own traumatic backstory just to fetishize Arthur’s mental illness, was a disservice to the lore of Harley herself.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024
Japanese architecture and flora are beautiful, and the game gives you plenty of moments to revel in it without overly fetishizing it like Ghost of Tsushima always did.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
The band — first known as the Colours, then the Bangs, before the members settled on the Bangles — spent its early years as part of Los Angeles’s Paisley Underground, a ’60s fetishizing scene that included groups like the Dream Syndicate and the Three O’Clock.
—Bob Mehr, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
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Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
But the twist of Harley being yet another leech off Arthur, plus fabricating her own traumatic backstory just to fetishize Arthur’s mental illness, was a disservice to the lore of Harley herself.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024
Japanese architecture and flora are beautiful, and the game gives you plenty of moments to revel in it without overly fetishizing it like Ghost of Tsushima always did.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
The band — first known as the Colours, then the Bangs, before the members settled on the Bangles — spent its early years as part of Los Angeles’s Paisley Underground, a ’60s fetishizing scene that included groups like the Dream Syndicate and the Three O’Clock.
—Bob Mehr, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetishize
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In addition, researchers found that voters were less likely to support political candidates who had been objectified, and that objectified women were perceived as lacking qualities like helpfulness or emotional depth.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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It was used as a dehumanizing form of minstrelsy that further objectified Black men.—
Taryn Finley,
Refinery29,
1 May 2025
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Dakota Johnson exemplified this shift, wearing a custom light pink Gucci dress that layered sequins beneath the garment’s longline fringe, finishing the look with complementary silver earrings.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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According to a report by the Capgemini Research Institute, brand perception and loyalty and driven by enhanced customer service, a standard NAN exemplifies in the legal field.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
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The kea parrot on the mission patch symbolizes his homeland of New Zealand.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
29 May 2025
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Featuring continuous, interlocking lines, the popular motif symbolizes infinity, the eternal nature of life, unity and bonds of loyalty.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Those demographics still need stars too, as illustrated by Glen Powell’s campaign for Twisters, typified by a good ol’ brand integration with Ram Trucks, that leaned hard on his throwback American heartland appeal.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
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That typifies his response to being let into Ray’s world.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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However, as one family’s experience illustrates, the story of the Great Wealth Transfer is far more complex.—
Joseph Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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To illustrate the scale of this complexity, Lin explains that there can be seemingly endless ticket combinations for trips between Los Angeles and London.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2025
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In curating the show, Moore sought to elevate artists whose work embodies this tension while also offering something tender, vulnerable, and defiant.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
5 June 2025
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Whether the character embodied the spirit of the country with startling accuracy or became a self-fulfilling prophecy is impossible to say.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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Soccer is a surprisingly physical game that involves a good deal of bodying one’s opponent — tackling, in soccer-speak.—
J.T. Barbarese,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
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Lynn was involved in a car accident that left her head and body a wreck.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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“Fetishize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetishize. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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