fetishized

past tense of fetishize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetishized
Verb
  • For many, the image of the falling man, one of those who jumped to their death rather than perish in the flames of the Trade Center, symbolized the horror of that day.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • It’s symbolized in the opening scene of the film, where everybody is watching smartphones and when the mother is carrying the baby who’s crying, people around her are not interested in supporting that sort of parenthood.
    William Earl, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This year’s Spotlight Award goes to director HIKARI, celebrating her vivid and versatile storytelling as exemplified in Centerpiece presentation RENTAL FAMILY.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Daniels has exemplified that mentality thus far in 2025.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The confab did not swerve the big issues, illustrated by a session dubbed ‘Stories For Tomorrow’ on how Israeli and Palestinian writers can collaborate.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
  • This was most starkly illustrated when a bunch of activists set up a guillotine outside Bezos’s mansion, in protest of the terrible pay and conditions that Amazon offers its workers.
    Paul Kingsnorth, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Figures like Sophia Amoruso of Nasty Gal, who inspired the Netflix series Girlboss, embodied the era, marketing ambition as empowerment.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • These actions need to be embodied fully by leadership, on a regular basis.
    Christopher Kaufman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Fetishized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetishized. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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