as in symbolizing
disapproving
to treat (someone) as an object rather than as a person
She says beauty pageants objectify women.
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Recent Examples of objectifying
How did the creative team avoid objectifying women the way Bunny does?
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for objectifying
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As the words echoed across the square, people dressed in white protective suits and face masks, symbolizing the liquidators, stood in silence holding candles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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In its place was the flag of Pakistan, a green banner with a crescent and star symbolizing its founding as a Muslim homeland.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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Olah is considering whether to work this idea into Claude’s training, perhaps even incorporating it into a future version of the soul doc.—
Elias Wachtel,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2026
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Both the white flesh and the green rind are prime candidates for pickling, then featuring in cocktails or lemonade, as part of a cheese bowls or boards, and incorporating into salads.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Objectifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objectifying. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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