as in to vulgarize
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Recent Examples of coarsen
By transitioning from marketplace to megaphone, Twitter will further coarsen America’s political discourse.
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Daniel Tenreiro, National Review, 7 Nov. 2019
But Democrats were helping to coarsen it long before Trump came along.
—Marc A. Thiessen, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2019
In a country so divided and coarsened, does one person’s private struggle for moral purity really matter?
—Danny Heitman, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2018
Look, the culture has been coarsened, the entertainment industry, music, film, billboards, television, everything is over sexualized or too violent or just dumped down altogether.
—Fox News, 3 Aug. 2018
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Daniel Tenreiro, National Review, 7 Nov. 2019
But Democrats were helping to coarsen it long before Trump came along.
—Marc A. Thiessen, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2019
In a country so divided and coarsened, does one person’s private struggle for moral purity really matter?
—Danny Heitman, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2018
Look, the culture has been coarsened, the entertainment industry, music, film, billboards, television, everything is over sexualized or too violent or just dumped down altogether.
—Fox News, 3 Aug. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coarsen
Verb
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His versions were full-blooded, with lush strings and reasonably large orchestras — and, purists alleged — vulgarizing distortions.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
28 Oct. 2019
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Ever since his rise to power, Trump has served as a vulgarizing agent.—
Leon Neyfakh,
Slate Magazine,
2 June 2017
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Vincent is the son of said widow, Martine (Catherine Frot), and past jealousies resurface, leading to possible murder, as Jérémie wears out his welcome with the group.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Feb. 2025
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While slumbering in this washable silk number is akin to sleeping on satin sheets, this button-up top can get just as much wear out of the house.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
19 Feb. 2025
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After three years of relentless conflict, the nation is depleted, and its people's reserves have been stretched to the limit.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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As the world deliberates on three years of Russia’s assault on Ukraine, the Ukrainian nation is depleted, yet persistently determined to end the conflict on terms that will allow its future generations to live in peace.—
Ihor N. Stelmach,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2025
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But onlookers will have been surprised that Bayern looked jaded over the last three games.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Now while other players up and down the country might be feeling jaded, Mac Allister is fit, fresh and fired up.—
Gregg Evans,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
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But if it is allowed to fade into irrelevance, or overexposed to the point of consumer indifference, the steep costs may not be worth it.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Feb. 2025
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Either the Chiefs’ one-man band on offense finally collapses under the weight of its lack of explosiveness, or the Eagles never spring the big run and leave Hurts overexposed against a tough defense.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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This could be due to cold, dry weather, sweating, not drinking enough water, or overusing strong actives (like exfoliating acids and retinol, which can potentially weaken your barrier).—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
11 Feb. 2025
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This can happen if the arthritis is in your left hip or if the root cause is on your right side, but your body is compensating by overusing muscles on the left side of your back.—
Kelly Burch,
Verywell Health,
15 Jan. 2025
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Mexican filmmakers and critics have accused the film of misrepresenting and stereotyping topics like Mexican cartel violence.—
Abby Monteil,
Them,
4 Feb. 2025
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Some people were outright hostile to his presence, perhaps because solar bros are widely stereotyped as dishonest.—
Brendan I. Koerner,
WIRED,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Coarsen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coarsen. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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