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as in to streamline
to make less complex
you need to simplify this process somewhat or you'll never finish it today
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as in to explain
to make plain or understandable
the book simplifies for the layman some concepts of economics
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Recent Examples of simplify
Elliott points to the recent sale of Rockstar to Celsius as a prime example of the opportunities that exist to simplify the portfolio.
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Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2025
If your workflow depends on creating visuals quickly and reliably, an AI tool that simplifies the process is essential.
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
For teams without deep marketing resources, tools that simplify execution and surface insights make this approach viable.
—William Jones, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Their brains started behaving like those of elderly mice: fewer synaptic links, weaker memory, and simplified neural wiring.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
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Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2025
If your workflow depends on creating visuals quickly and reliably, an AI tool that simplifies the process is essential.
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
For teams without deep marketing resources, tools that simplify execution and surface insights make this approach viable.
—William Jones, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Their brains started behaving like those of elderly mice: fewer synaptic links, weaker memory, and simplified neural wiring.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simplify
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The copper rush has seen all major producers of the metal streamline their operations, exiting coal, nickel, and other commodities to enhance their appeal to investors as a copper stock.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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While the Spanish mill has about 400 employees, Denis Earl Purvis, a sales rep for the mill, said it’s been essential to modernize and streamline parts of its production to compete with more efficient manufacturers in cheaper countries.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Sep. 2025
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Here, Renzi explains how long the doc was in the works, why family members didn’t participate, and how Marco of all people helped Sheen to get off crack.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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At a time when contentious words dominate our conversations—think insurrection and fascism and fake news and woke—the need for dictionaries to chronicle and explain language, and serve as its watchdog, has never been greater.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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Later Cox said a person of interest was in custody and being interviewed, and clarified that the person was not the man booked on the obstruction charge.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Of the 118 valid responses from patients, 108 indicated the ChatGPT summaries clarified details about the original report.—
Kate Ruder,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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The timing, although likely coincidental, illustrated the dilemma Democrats currently face.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Still, Carney’s lyrical piece, a sort of prose poem-flash fiction hybrid, written from the point of view of an unborn baby, illustrates a womb space at once protective and cage-like.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The exhibit showcases promotional materials that demonstrate the film’s global impact.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Equally notable, the system moved seamlessly from low- to high-energy states on its own, demonstrating that its automatic adjustment isn’t just theory but a working feature.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Simplify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simplify. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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