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
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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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Sabathia could have worn out what was such an amazing arm.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
26 July 2025
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Want to start that fire away from other people, worn out from walking all day?—
Wes Siler,
Outside Online,
23 July 2025
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Previously, the district offered free lunches to all students, using federal grant money that has now been depleted.—
Lauren Brensel,
Sun Sentinel,
30 July 2025
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Because carbohydrate stores are depleted, the levels of sugar in the blood are low, which can cause fatigue, lightheadedness or dizziness.—
Michal Ruprecht,
NPR,
29 July 2025
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Sure, jaded leisure travelers might find it a tad dull compared with regal Bangkok or clamorous Hong Kong, but the business of Singapore is business, and always has been.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
16 July 2025
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This presents a new choice for Android users and a potential AI-centric alternative for iPhone users jaded by the lack of AI.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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At the top of the lineup, Ceci was overexposed, leading to some awful on-ice stats that probably would’ve looked fine if he was simply used in a more appropriate role.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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Yet, despite being known worldwide, Gauff avoids being overexposed.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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That also means there’s less risk of accidentally overusing them.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
26 July 2025
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For instance, common side effects of overusing aspirin, ibuprofen, and other NSAIDs (or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) include peptic ulcers, GI bleeding, acute kidney injury, and even chronic kidney disease.—
Dr. Baibing Chen,
CNBC,
27 May 2025
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At a time when young black men, particularly those in NYC, were often stereotyped in the media as troubled youth or one-dimensional thinkers, Warner came on the scene by bringing a relatable and aspirational energy to millions of households every Thursday.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Audiences stereotyped Olandria and Chelley Bissainthe as mean girls based off of editing bias and harmful tropes.—
Taryn Finley,
Refinery29,
15 July 2025
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“Coarsen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coarsen. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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