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demystify

[dee-mis-tuh-fahy] / diˈmɪs təˌfaɪ /


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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

He seeks to liberate Sondheim’s reputation from the encrustation of myth and to demystify his relationships, while offering a succinct analysis of his achievements.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 17, 2026

The goal, he said, was to demystify those fascinating fungi that popped up on his grass after heavy winter rain.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 8, 2026

"It is important to demystify surgeries that celebrities have and educate patients," he says.

From BBC Jan. 24, 2026

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

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Using a term also demystifies it and gets them comfortable hearing it.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 23, 2024

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

“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

“Black No More” demystifies Harlem as a mecca by wrapping its arms around it, wiping off the glitter while celebrating its charm.

From New York Times Jan. 26, 2022

Kantar applies AI to a bank of human emotions recorded on film and assembled in the cloud and demystifies our real sentiments.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2021

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

From Salon Nov. 3, 2023

Whereas most weird quantum behaviors are demystified by thinking of small particles as waves instead of minuscule balls, genuine quantum weirdness arises when you measure a quantum object.

From Scientific American Oct. 12, 2023

“They demystified it,” she told The New York Times in 1994.

From New York Times Dec. 9, 2022

While the exact science of how psilocybin works is complicated and still being demystified, researchers find it affects neuroplasticity, allowing the brain to make new and stronger connections.

From Seattle Times Jan. 23, 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 Rushkoff, Douglas

Still, the tour doesn’t shy away from the mission’s sins over its 250 years, demystifying how supposedly carefree life was during the height of its operations before the United States conquered Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

But Child became famous by demystifying it with her deep culinary knowledge, boundless enthusiasm, humor and honesty.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

"It's really important that the curtain is pulled back from opera, demystifying what the process is and the many talented people who put so much time and energy and their talents into making an opera."

From Salon Oct. 6, 2024

Understanding the structure of proteins is critical for demystifying their functions and developing drugs that target them.

From Science Daily Mar. 27, 2024

Both voices, those idealizing and those demystifying the past, should be heard: We enslaved part of nature and took it upon ourselves to annihilate animals or, worse, change their genetic structure.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai




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