as in hasty
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Recent Examples of oversimple
This oversimple model grants primacy based on authorship and chronology.
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Kevin Dettmar, The Atlantic, 1 July 2022
Kevin Dettmar, The Atlantic, 1 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversimple
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The Potential Impact On The Renewable Energy Sector A hasty reduction in corporate tax rates could derail the administration’s broader economic agenda by limiting investments in renewable energy, a sector pivotal to U.S. energy dominance.—
George Strobel,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Chicago taxpayers are once again being asked to shoulder the burden of an increase in debt and hasty decision-making.—
George Cardenas,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Entangled in the ensuing chaos is Mullen’s longtime aide/fixer/something Roger (Jesse Plemons), his former chief-of-staff Valerie (Connie Britton), the head of the CIA (Bill Camp), a Tucker Carlson-esque pundit (Dan Stevens), a Jeffrey Epstein-esque sketchy billionaire (Clark Gregg) and more.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2025
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Then comes the chill An elevated risk of rip currents makes boating conditions sketchy as the cold front starts slipping through on Thursday, the National Weather Service in Miami said.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2025
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Since 2001, the net effect of the state-building mission in Afghanistan has been the emergence of a strong Afghan army and a weak Afghan state, creating an imbalance that should worry anyone with a cursory knowledge of history or political theory.—
Paul D. Miller,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Apr. 2014
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Taylor Swift's generosity also deserves admiration Swift’s altruism is frequently tagged as a reason for respect and admiration, even from those with a cursory interest in her.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
10 Dec. 2024
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His estranged daughter Alexandra (Lizzy Caplan), a Congresswoman whose superficial resemblance to a real-life New York City politician with nearly the same name isn’t the least bit coincidental, is never around.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2025
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These meaningful relationships can open doors, provide support and inspire growth in ways that superficial connections simply can’t match.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Most countries agreed in the 2015 Paris Agreement to try to limit global warming to under 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), and ideally keep warming below 1.5C. That goal slips further from possibility with every passing year of continuing fossil fuel emissions, says Burgess.—
Alejandra Borunda,
NPR,
12 Feb. 2025
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Havertz continues his movement… … and presses Kinsky while blocking the passing lane back to Dragusin.—
Ahmed Walid,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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The benefit of all of this, of course, is a shift toward recognizing, at least in the zeitgeist, the seemingly facile truth: that moms have identities and desires beyond being moms.—
Cady Lang,
TIME,
24 May 2024
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The commentary on social media is mostly facile, although a humiliating trick played on Nikki is devilishly funny and some of the flashback-recap sequences make zippy use of online video.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Jan. 2024
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These are professionals at work here, and yet the staging of virtually every kinetic showstopper feels haphazard at best.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2025
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This is evident in the models styled in suits without shirts or asymmetrical fur elements that feel both haphazard and intentionally crafted.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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In the early 20th century, physicists wanted to study Brownian motion, the random movement of particles in a liquid or gas.—
Solomon Adams,
WIRED,
23 Feb. 2025
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While there are countless wormholes to be dragged into on a player’s Baseball Reference page, many of them can be pushed aside with the explanation that the reasoning for a level of success (or lack thereof) is due to the sample size making those results random.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Oversimple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversimple. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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