oversimplification
Example Sentences
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Anyone following the space knows that’s a significant oversimplification.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
“The logo hasn’t gone through the same process of oversimplification that a lot of corporations have done, so it reads as home-grown,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026
"It's an oversimplification to say that cousin marriage is the root of all excess recessive disorders in Bradford or in Pakistani communities. Endogamy is an important feature."
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2025
He considers the term “vibecession” to be an offensive oversimplification of how hard it has become to live as a young worker or a young family in the U.S., especially in major metropolitan areas.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2025
Dobzhansky had sought simplicity—but he had also issued a strident moral warning against the oversimplification of the logic of genetics.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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