fetishizing

Definition of fetishizingnext
present participle of fetishize

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetishizing
Verb
  • How did the creative team avoid objectifying women the way Bunny does?
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The former won an Oscar for her role in 2025 in a dress by Vaccarello, exemplifying how brands have expanded its relationship with film past ambassadorial roles.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 15 Jan. 2026
  • One standout example brings together Tel Aviv’s Newton Tech and Boston’s Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital to develop high-throughput gait and movement analysis technology, exemplifying how Israeli innovation and Boston’s rehabilitation medicine combine to improve patient outcomes.
    Benjamin Sharoni, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Singh, who would be our local guide, always wore the five traits of a pious Sikh man — uncut hair (symbolizing strength and holiness and topped by the identifying turban), a steel bracelet, wooden comb, sheathed dagger and a baggy undergarment dating back to the Sikhs’ warrior days on horses.
    Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
  • For Lunar New Year, Meijuri offers this precious gold lucky horse charm, symbolizing strength and vitality, hanging from a red silk cord for good fortune.
    Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • From tiny proto‑dinosaurs like Marasuchus to giants like Plateosaurus and Mamenchisaurus, 'The Dinosaurs' runs the gamut, illustrating how dinosaurs evolved across millennia in response to a volatile world.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
  • There are times, though, when the filmmaker makes his machinations too obvious, as with the too-cute cross-cutting illustrating how the characters are all caught in the same web.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Fetishizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetishizing. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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