as in to vulgarize
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Recent Examples of coarsen
By transitioning from marketplace to megaphone, Twitter will further coarsen America’s political discourse.
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Daniel Tenreiro, National Review, 7 Nov. 2019
But Democrats were helping to coarsen it long before Trump came along.
—Marc A. Thiessen, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2019
In a country so divided and coarsened, does one person’s private struggle for moral purity really matter?
—Danny Heitman, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2018
Look, the culture has been coarsened, the entertainment industry, music, film, billboards, television, everything is over sexualized or too violent or just dumped down altogether.
—Fox News, 3 Aug. 2018
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Daniel Tenreiro, National Review, 7 Nov. 2019
But Democrats were helping to coarsen it long before Trump came along.
—Marc A. Thiessen, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2019
In a country so divided and coarsened, does one person’s private struggle for moral purity really matter?
—Danny Heitman, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2018
Look, the culture has been coarsened, the entertainment industry, music, film, billboards, television, everything is over sexualized or too violent or just dumped down altogether.
—Fox News, 3 Aug. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coarsen
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His versions were full-blooded, with lush strings and reasonably large orchestras — and, purists alleged — vulgarizing distortions.BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2019
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Ever since his rise to power, Trump has served as a vulgarizing agent.Leon Neyfakh, Slate Magazine, 2 June 2017
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For example, sides can be worn out using the Side Distortion tool which creates random holes in the body with Erosion or partially dim text using Blur distortion.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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An in-depth investigation into the Osprey by the Associated Press last month found that safety issues have increased in the last five years, parts are wearing out faster than expected and that the design of the aircraft itself is directly contributing to many of the accidents.Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Social Security’s trustees have projected the program’s trust fund used to pay retirement benefits may be depleted in nine years, when just 79% of benefits may be payable.Lorie Konish, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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The setting sun will leave Blue Ghost without a power source, and its batteries will slowly deplete as the dark night deepens.Josh Dinner, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Even his rapport with Tye Sheridan and Jurnee Smollett — playing, respectively, a deputy who becomes Husk’s way in to the case and a fellow jaded Fed — has a give-and-take that makes this reactive characters seems richer.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
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Even for those who had been jaded by the decades of postseason failure, last year appeared to be a glimmer of hope.Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
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This petulant idea almost works because actress Amy Adams, in the nameless role, benefits from no longer being overexposed.Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
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Tucker is a free agent after next season and the team doesn’t want to overexpose Yordan Alvarez to left field.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
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However, some companies will overuse AI, which will inevitably result in the destruction of trust for them, and ultimately, business failure.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Before adding another one, remember that overusing them can cause health and skin problems in the long term.Merve Ceylan, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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This portrayal conflicts with societal expectations of killers, who are often stereotyped as outcasts or visibly dangerous individuals.Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Troy schools board president Karl Schmidt has lost reelection after his letters stereotyping Asians were uncovered.Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Coarsen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coarsen. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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