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demystify

[dee-mis-tuh-fahy] / diˈmɪs təˌfaɪ /


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“Since last July we’ve been participating in various efforts to demystify prefab housing for people in Altadena and the Palisades,” co-founder Caroline Paules said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Such emotional familiarity ensures that even a quick dinner over sandwiches in the park can provide us with conversational carte blanche, a space to decompress and demystify without judgment.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

Lee’s priorities include expanding civic engagement and language accessibility, with an aim to demystify legal proceedings for students and nonnative English speakers.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

But to demystify the conflict, we asked experts to translate the AI contest into touchdowns and field goals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025

I wanted to demystify the ANC for them, to peel away their prejudices.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

“When people can directly vote on a ballot that is in a language that they are more familiar with, it just demystifies the whole process.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2025

For the last two years, she and the Seattle-based retailer produced “Cook Out,” a video series that demystifies outdoor cooking and spotlights food purveyors from around the Northwest.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

The writer and director Lorna Tucker draws from rare archival audio and home movies, elegantly assembling a portrait that both celebrates and demystifies her considerable legend.

From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2023

“So much of this is about building a college-going culture. They, by definition, are letting students know that college … is absolutely achievable and it demystifies the entire thing,” he said.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2023

On his website, he describes himself as a "visionary for the 'Now Age'" who "demystifies spirituality".

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2022

In 2006, Shelby told the American Enterprise Institute that having a white mother and black father has been a “profound advantage” because it demystified race.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

But since the early 2000s, tattoos have been steadily "demystified" through a combination of celebrities and popular TV shows such as Tattoo Fixers and London Ink, says Rees.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Other recent studies have demystified the complexity of the feline mind, its behaviors and our relationship with them.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2023

On the latest episode of ‘The Daily Show,’ Trevor Noah demystified the Los Angeles mayoral race.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2022

We had deconstructed the content of media's stories, demystified its modes of transmission and learned to do it all for ourselves.

From Open Source Democracy by Douglas Rushkoff

There’s something very powerful there: She’s demystifying a process that can still be shrouded in unnecessary secrecy, and making a choice many women have at least considered.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

The new season, which drops weekly on the Tastemade YouTube channel, takes viewers back to the basics, helping them create scratch staples at home and demystifying some of the most intimidating aspects of home cooking.

From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026

Social media is feeding into the emigration economy, with dozens of influencers demystifying the process.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

Roosa didn’t want participants to get stuck, as her ultimate goal is creating excitement around space by demystifying it.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2025

From Moses to modems: demystifying the storytelling and taking control We are living in a world of stories.

From Open Source Democracy by Douglas Rushkoff


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