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contextualize

[kuhn-teks-choo-uh-lahyz] / kənˈtɛks tʃu əˌlaɪz /


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This mission guided her through the process of selecting works by famous artists from SFMOMA’s collection to contextualize RM’s pieces from lesser-known but equally important names.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

"TRACE allowed us to contextualize how the ancestry segments from these previously uncharacterized hominins are distributed throughout the human genome," Biddanda said.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

“These things were obviously true, and the knowledge undoubtedly helped doctors contextualize their patients’ problems.

From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026

His attempt to contextualize his comments in a LinkedIn post Friday backfired.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

For years I'd wanted to implement a project to change the way we talk about racial history and contextualize contemporary race issues.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

It cements the reality of the event and contextualizes it within a broader narrative.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2023

Molly Olmstead contextualizes the controversy and argues that the Sisters’ work is hardly at odds with the work of religious sisters generally.

From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2023

She contextualizes the legacy of Mexican feminism with the story of the protesters who demonstrated for justice after a teenager was raped by police officers.

From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2023

According to him "the language of food is a language that contextualizes, that situates, that moralizes, that challenges the supposedly neutral, non-cultural language of neoliberal economics."

From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2023

Justin Tinsley’s ‘It Was All a Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him’ contextualizes the short life and immortal art of a one-of-a-kind rapper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2022

The detail that the average person takes 450 selfies a year is powerful, especially when contextualized against their disposability—compared, for example, with the daguerreotype.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The Angels have since contextualized that quote to point out that Moreno was talking about what fans were seeking in deciding to attend a specific game, not about their fandom in general.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

Real history is much more than just dates, facts and characters; it also encompasses how they are interpreted and contextualized.

From Salon ● May 14, 2026

Huang’s AGI claim was contextualized by a definition of AI running a $1 billion company, which he said was possible but potentially not sustainable.

From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026

He only needs to make overt what is not often enough acknowledged, that there is a unique pleasure in the dignity of hard work that does not have to be contextualized as anything else.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2024

He suggested a “three-prong approach” to contextualizing the topic of “holdover” fires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026

In contextualizing the visceral action, the cinematographer isolated the character from the stark environment, illustrating his hyperfocused, meticulous nature as the hair-raising tension builds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025

The match takes up the entire movie, with flashbacks and series callbacks fully contextualizing the relationships and stakes at work in the game.

From New York Times ● May 30, 2024

It opens by contextualizing the dispute, framing the dispute in a way that is favorable to the narrative that they want to tell.

From Slate ● Jan. 18, 2024

And yet that’s precisely why Adair’s straightforward contextualizing is so vital.

From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2023


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