as in to objectify
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Recent Examples of fetishize
Conductors often fetishize the opening bars of this opera, their squirmy alternation of silence and piquant dissonance.
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Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
This is a woman who has been in survival mode, who has been fetishized, who has been ignored, not seen.
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Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
The point is not to fetishize a single metric.
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Noosheen Hashemi,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
And then there are the various disembodied hands featured in many of the artist’s photographs and sculptures, nearly all of them fetishized in their evident—and sometimes errant—femininity.
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Ara H. Merjian,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
This is a woman who has been in survival mode, who has been fetishized, who has been ignored, not seen.
—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
The point is not to fetishize a single metric.
—
Noosheen Hashemi,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
And then there are the various disembodied hands featured in many of the artist’s photographs and sculptures, nearly all of them fetishized in their evident—and sometimes errant—femininity.
—
Ara H. Merjian,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetishize
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Think Michell Randolph’s Ainsley from Landman, only the entirety of Landman has been directed by men who objectify Ainsley (who’s supposed to be 17-18 in the series) relentlessly.
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For those who love to objectify, that old attic book smell stays unbeatable.
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Many of the shows on this list exemplify some or all of these categories.
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These agreements clarify financial arrangements post-divorce, ensuring professional independence and reducing uncertainty, as exemplified by David Geffen's divorce.
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On Monday morning, Pope Leo XIV presented him with a special vestment to symbolize his role as a shepherd to millions of Catholics.
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One design change symbolizing this connection between what has come before and what lies ahead is the redesign of an iconic KVIFF space.
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The protest typified the myriad demands on display Friday, including the end to aggressive immigration arrests and deportation operations across the nation, along with the war in Iran.
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His first mature photographs made during his university years revisited Scandinavian Romanticism—typified by the stormy, sublime landscapes of painters such as Johan Christian Dahl—with a sly spin.
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The Pew report illustrates why homeownership is increasingly the province of older Americans, and why first-time buyers seem like a vanishing breed.
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The design and materials of devices such as bone saws, fleams and scarifacators – used to bleed veins and skin surfaces – illustrate the close affinity of humans with other animals.
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Led by husband-and-wife team Austin and Olivia Kelleher, each headcover is made in the Hudson Valley and embodies sustainability, artistry, and the enduring spirit of the game.
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Their solution targets embodied carbon, the emissions baked into the hardware before it is ever switched on, encompassing all the energy and process gases consumed in manufacturing it.
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Body measurements for height, waist, hips and Relative Fat Mass, an index that estimates body fat percentage from height, waist circumference and gender, have remained stable.
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Wembanyama will have to face the fact that the series ended when Mitchell Robinson completely bodied him on the glass with 22 seconds left in the fourth quarter, that the 7-foot-4 superhuman couldn’t secure the rebound with the season on the line.
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“Fetishize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetishize. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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