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fetishizing

verb

present participle of fetishize

as in objectifying

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While Street is depicted as a staunch professional in the show itself, Slavit observed that the camera consistently cut to her legs, servicing the male gaze and objectifying the character.

— Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
How did the creative team avoid objectifying women the way Bunny does?

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025

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Best exemplifying the effect are those in the Undulation suite, one of three new sets that join Echo, Vibrations’ first chapter unveiled in January.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
The honor, announced today, promotes the practice of investigative journalism exemplifying compassion, courage and integrity.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of exemplifying

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The Windsors continued to create highly personal pieces symbolizing their enduring love.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026
Lord Raghunath, a regional form of Rama, presides over the weeklong festival, which ends with a bonfire symbolizing the burning of Lanka by Rama’s aide Hanuman.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026

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Chinese media also reported that participating forces were stationed underground during the exercise to protect them from drone attacks, illustrating how persistent aerial surveillance and strike drones are changing battlefield operations.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Crowley won the primary by a half percentage point — roughly 3,800 votes — illustrating Democrats’ soul-searching in the Upper Midwestern swing state.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

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