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Recent Examples of fetishize
Nineteenth-century Americans and Europeans collected locks of hair from the living and the dead alike, fetishizing these keepsakes.
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Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
However, the accusations of me fetishizing the kidnapping and murder of a child are beyond egregious and ridiculous.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2025
If Welch’s considerable foibles have been dropped from the legend, the timeline bungled, the alcoholism and probable mental illness minimized, the use of racial epithets and the overt misogyny ignored, his death fetishized into a form of transfiguration . . .
—Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 26 June 2025
Here was a country that demanded movement, that fetishized the pioneering spirit, yet my family in South Asia had, during the 1947 partition of India, known far more upheaval within living memory than my husband’s.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
However, the accusations of me fetishizing the kidnapping and murder of a child are beyond egregious and ridiculous.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2025
If Welch’s considerable foibles have been dropped from the legend, the timeline bungled, the alcoholism and probable mental illness minimized, the use of racial epithets and the overt misogyny ignored, his death fetishized into a form of transfiguration . . .
—Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 26 June 2025
Here was a country that demanded movement, that fetishized the pioneering spirit, yet my family in South Asia had, during the 1947 partition of India, known far more upheaval within living memory than my husband’s.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetishize
Verb
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Eklöf‘s answer was to objectify him instead.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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We were objectified by most of our producers.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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But the contrasting moods exemplified the painter’s status as one of Indian art’s most celebrated but controversial names.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Engineers are turning to nature for inspiration, and aquaporins exemplify why.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Queen Camilla’s monochrome attire and choice of mantilla fall under papal protocol, requiring women who meet with the pope to wear black and a veil, symbolizing respect and modesty.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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The lace in her dress symbolized both wealth and purity, an appealing combination for brides who hoped for prosperous unions.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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Broadly speaking, historians agree that the sensationalist reporting of Spanish atrocities in Cuba and the mysterious sinking of the USS Maine, which typified the Yellow Journalism era, contributed to the U.S. decision to enter the Spanish-American War in 1898.—
Emil Steiner,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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These kinds of contending interests typify the Peterverse, and the world of longevity as a whole: the influencer who touts a new treatment often owns a stake in (or receives a reciprocal logroll from) the company that makes it.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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His goal to seal the win against Italy — a lung-busting run and cultured finish in the dying moments — helped to illustrate the impressive engine at the heart of Cremaschi’s game.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Those statements, which emphasized the teams’ conversations with officials in both states, illustrated that locations in Missouri and Kansas were still in the mix months after both states approved sweeping incentives packages to secure them.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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Jennifer Hudson continues to inspire with her extraordinary talent and authenticity; Salli Richardson-Whitfield has evolved into one of the most dynamic directors and executive producers working in television today; and Damson Idris embodies the brilliance and promise of a new generation.—
Beatrice Verhoeven,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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Rooted in the brand’s belief that creativity is a dialogue between past and present, the Luna Bag embodies the idea that nothing is ever truly lost or disposable.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Oct. 2025
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Each syllable an aeon, each body its true size.—
Jana Prikryl,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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His or her voice is the means by which the author’s work is bodied forth, and is the main channel along which thought and feeling are to flow.—
Adam Verner
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Fetishize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetishize. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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