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Recent Examples of fetishize
Nineteenth-century Americans and Europeans collected locks of hair from the living and the dead alike, fetishizing these keepsakes.
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Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
If Welch’s considerable foibles have been dropped from the legend, the timeline bungled, the alcoholism and probable mental illness minimized, the use of racial epithets and the overt misogyny ignored, his death fetishized into a form of transfiguration . . .
—Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 26 June 2025
There’s an Andy Warhol silkscreen of Jackie O. — Jennifer fetishized America’s fashionable wives — a picture of the Dulos children, and, on the second floor, closets filled with children’s shoes and clothes.
—Rich Cohen, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
Here was a country that demanded movement, that fetishized the pioneering spirit, yet my family in South Asia had, during the 1947 partition of India, known far more upheaval within living memory than my husband’s.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
If Welch’s considerable foibles have been dropped from the legend, the timeline bungled, the alcoholism and probable mental illness minimized, the use of racial epithets and the overt misogyny ignored, his death fetishized into a form of transfiguration . . .
—Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 26 June 2025
There’s an Andy Warhol silkscreen of Jackie O. — Jennifer fetishized America’s fashionable wives — a picture of the Dulos children, and, on the second floor, closets filled with children’s shoes and clothes.
—Rich Cohen, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
Here was a country that demanded movement, that fetishized the pioneering spirit, yet my family in South Asia had, during the 1947 partition of India, known far more upheaval within living memory than my husband’s.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetishize
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Despite Martel’s intentions, the video was widely viewed as sexist and misogynistic, with many seeing the women as being objectified by the three male artists.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
19 Sep. 2025
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Women were both empowered and objectified, deemed capable of being in charge but still overtly sexualized.—
Thessaly La Force,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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From tights to toothbrushes, these brands exemplify how renewable resources and circular systems can transform everyday essentials.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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The award is voted on by Dodger players and coaches and recognizes the player who exemplifies the spirit and leadership of Campanella.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025
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In July, executives and stakeholders came together to bury a time capsule at the Eden Project in Cornwall, UK, containing mementos, documents and messages from RJC members to symbolize an ongoing commitment to ethical standards in the jewellery and watch industry.—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The tennis ball symbolizes the founder’s innovative spirit in designing the damper tennis ball machines, which is woven through the brand’s never-ending evolution and pursuit of tech.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Broadly speaking, historians agree that the sensationalist reporting of Spanish atrocities in Cuba and the mysterious sinking of the USS Maine, which typified the Yellow Journalism era, contributed to the U.S. decision to enter the Spanish-American War in 1898.—
Emil Steiner,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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These kinds of contending interests typify the Peterverse, and the world of longevity as a whole: the influencer who touts a new treatment often owns a stake in (or receives a reciprocal logroll from) the company that makes it.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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The Texas case clearly illustrates what is at stake.—
Lila Rose,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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In areas where water availability is limited, competing demands, such as agriculture or community needs, may be constrained, illustrating how AI’s resource footprint can intersect with broader development challenges.—
Michaela Rychetska,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Sep. 2025
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Mothers and sons embody the full spectrum of human flaws.—
Sam Sussman
September 16,
Literary Hub,
16 Sep. 2025
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Featuring soaring ceilings, open floor plans, and industrial character, lofts embody a mix of history and contemporary features that appeal to a wide range of inhabitants.—
Rebecca Shinners,
Architectural Digest,
16 Sep. 2025
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His or her voice is the means by which the author’s work is bodied forth, and is the main channel along which thought and feeling are to flow.—
Adam Verner
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Of that, only 49 right-hand-drive examples were bodied to Design No. 2045.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Fetishize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetishize. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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