essentializing

verb

present participle of essentialize
as in simplifying

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  1. simplifying
  2. consolidating
  3. streamlining
  4. concentrating
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  • Nike is also simplifying retail assortments, investing in premium retail experiences, and strengthening its wholesale partnerships.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That makes simplifying their work an important digital priority.
    — Miron Washington, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of simplifying
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  • The services have already been reducing the number of senior officers in part by consolidating commands and organizations, allowing some positions previously held by two generals or admirals to be overseen by one.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • But these new rules came with downsides, as smaller schools, women and Olympic athletes, fans and coaches complained about power conferences consolidating power.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of consolidating
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  • Ellison’s management team will have to cut costs assertively, in part by streamlining some of Paramount and Warner’s overlapping tech platforms.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Kartell Componibili by Anna Castella Ferrier A classic Kartell Componibli is ideal for streamlining bedside storage.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of streamlining
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  • For decades, organizations have focused primarily on managing PFAS—capturing it, concentrating it and transporting it elsewhere for disposal or destruction.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Market actors can innovate more freely, concentrating risk locally while allowing the state to disavow consequences should those experiments fail.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of concentrating
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“Essentializing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/essentializing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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