as in to simplify
to describe (something) in a way that does not include all the facts and details and that causes misunderstanding
The article oversimplifies the problem. She tends to oversimplify things.
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Recent Examples of oversimplify
But the United States also at times overreacted and oversimplified, seeing every leftist and national liberation movement as an enemy to be defeated.
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Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2020
But the authors might be oversimplifying the matter here.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 24 Sep. 2024
Criminal defense lawyers also have oversimplified how doctors diagnose abusive head trauma, child abuse pediatricians say, noting many factors are considered to determine it.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
In an interview with the New Yorker published this week, Zelensky implied Trump does not understand and oversimplifies the conflict.
—Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
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Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2020
But the authors might be oversimplifying the matter here.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 24 Sep. 2024
Criminal defense lawyers also have oversimplified how doctors diagnose abusive head trauma, child abuse pediatricians say, noting many factors are considered to determine it.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
In an interview with the New Yorker published this week, Zelensky implied Trump does not understand and oversimplifies the conflict.
—Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Oversimplify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversimplify. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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