as in to simplify
to describe (something) in a way that does not include all the facts and details and that causes misunderstanding
The article oversimplifies the problem. She tends to oversimplify things.
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Such claims oversimplify the sources of inflation and insult the intelligence of voters.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024
While often cited by universities as a measure of success, some school rankings have been criticized for oversimplifying a school’s role.
—Helen Rummel, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2024
Baldoni and Hall handle Lily and everyone around her with empathy, downplaying unpleasantness or oversimplifying story elements ultimately to mitigate risk and protect viewers — with the opportunity to dig deeper in a potential sequel.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2024
But characterizing bitcoin as a risk-on asset, which tends to do better when interest rates are low (and poorer when rates are high), oversimplifies the factors driving the world's oldest cryptocurrency, some in the industry argue.
—Crystal Kim, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024
While often cited by universities as a measure of success, some school rankings have been criticized for oversimplifying a school’s role.
—Helen Rummel, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2024
Baldoni and Hall handle Lily and everyone around her with empathy, downplaying unpleasantness or oversimplifying story elements ultimately to mitigate risk and protect viewers — with the opportunity to dig deeper in a potential sequel.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2024
But characterizing bitcoin as a risk-on asset, which tends to do better when interest rates are low (and poorer when rates are high), oversimplifies the factors driving the world's oldest cryptocurrency, some in the industry argue.
—Crystal Kim, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Oversimplify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversimplify. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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