dumb
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The anti-doping movement dumbs down this mystery to single cause, and it equally fails to get at the motives behind sports performance enhancement.
From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2022
He fears that the “belief” principle dumbs down the role of the police.
From Economist • Nov. 17, 2016
There have been grumblings that he dumbs down and simplifies his history shows, taking a sweeping view of history designed more for the verbal flourish than historical accuracy.
From The Guardian • Jun. 28, 2012
Either way, the approach dumbs down a play that was never one of the Bard's best comedies.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2011
When he speaks, it is with a prestige that dumbs questioning and makes obedience a habit.
From A Preface to Politics by Lippmann, Walter
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