reductive
Example Sentences
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At the risk of being reductive, the problem is that these markets each want different things from Audi.
But Fabbro’s wistful salute to bygone traditions has significant limitations, especially noticeable in the reductive design of his diametrically opposed main characters.
From Los Angeles Times
“I think the most reductive view of Guiteau is ‘chaotic evil,’ right?
From Los Angeles Times
Spending the next 10 years lamenting Madigan’s potential snub would be nothing more than reductive, implying that her work is only worthy if it’s awarded by stuffy voters who maintain little respect for horror, anyway.
From Salon
“But right now, I’m more excited to be talking about ‘Poetic License’ and anything would be reductive to the conversation to talk about it in this context.
From Los Angeles Times
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