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as in streamlining
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as in generalization
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simplification
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Instead of making sweeping generalizations, Sagaram recommends zeroing in on specific actions.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
7 Aug. 2025 -
Initially based on caution, these broad generalizations now simply hinder action and empower scammers in a fast-changing digital landscape.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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The curtailment of academic freedom, the deportation of foreign students, the banning of protests: all of this is being done under the pretext of protecting Jews, who alone are entitled to protections that other groups apparently don’t merit.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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This will also necessarily result in curtailment of renewable production under some conditions, lowering the EROI of these renewable sources.—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
21 May 2024
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In the world of Trump bribery, this should be worth a commutation—a shortening—of her sentence.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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In large bowl, mix brown sugar, shortening, lemon zest and egg until well combined.—
Gretchen McKay,
Boston Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Simplification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simplification. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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