How to Use simplify in a Sentence

simplify

verb
  • The forms have been simplified.
  • The new software should simplify the process.
  • Microwave ovens have simplified cooking.
  • Unable to code the physics in full, coders had to simplify and omit.
    Natalie Wolchover, WIRED, 16 June 2018
  • And like the food menu, the bar options will be streamlined and simplified.
    Justin Phillips, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Oct. 2017
  • One of the main takeaways from his training was the need to simplify Taco Bell’s menu.
    Aman Kidwai, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Here they are simplified: The first tiebreaker is head-to-head.
    Carlos Mendez, star-telegram, 1 Nov. 2017
  • But the abort target tries to get you to a point that simplifies the rendezvous.
    Jennifer Bogo, Popular Mechanics, 17 July 2018
  • That said, the lineup has been simplified for the new model year.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 28 Mar. 2020
  • And, sure, this guide is grouped by flower, but that’s just to simplify things.
    Jennifer Goldstein, Marie Claire, 7 Oct. 2019
  • How did a plan to simplify the tax code become such a mess?
    Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2017
  • The ability to comment on a web page had not yet been simplified as a plug-in.
    Tarleton Gillespie, WIRED, 26 June 2018
  • Site touts 16 weekly recipes that simplify things to cut down on prep time.
    cleveland, 26 Apr. 2021
  • What could be used or not used to simplify this rigging? .
    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 19 June 2018
  • Guzmán worked hard while at the alternate site to simplify his swing.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Grannemann said one of the goals is to simplify the process for trying to get home repair help.
    Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 3 May 2022
  • Whoever’s throwing the ball needs to simplify things and get the ball to Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle for big plays.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2023
  • To simplify, this version pulls from both no-churn ice cream and semifreddo methods for the best of both worlds.
    Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 18 July 2022
  • This is not the first business to simplify dish names to appeal to a wider audience.
    Jess Eng, Washington Post, 19 July 2022
  • The idea behind the new work was to use an electrical current to simplify the process.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2022
  • There are a lot of home brewing kits that simplify the process, but do so at the expense of the beer’s quality.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Three years later, in 1845, postage rates were simplified, said the website.
    Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 1 July 2023
  • Here are some tips to help simplify the process and get things put away properly in less than six months.
    Nicole Anzia, Washington Post, 2 July 2019
  • The result, to simplify things, has been a shorter arm action.
    Zach Buchanan, Cincinnati.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Below, clothes, shoes, and accessories to simplify your next what to wear on a plane quandary.
    Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Even in South Africa, the way that most people have understood the end of apartheid has been very much whitewashed and simplified.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Scoop 'em up right now to simplify your makeup routine on a dime.
    Jihan Forbes, Allure, 8 Apr. 2018
  • Beating the Broncos would simplify matters all the way around.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Backers said the new law would help simplify the complex tax code.
    Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2019
  • The company sold its stake to simplify its business and balance sheet, and will use the proceeds to pay down debt.
    Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 10 May 2023

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