reductive

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This distinguishes it unfavorably from the traditional western, which, however reductive or politically wrongheaded, has always known how to keep an audience interested.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

The reductive strategy so nearly secured successive World Cup finals - but often proved soporific for supporters.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

“I think the most reductive view of Guiteau is ‘chaotic evil,’ right?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

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 • Oct. 23, 2025

I know only that I will never see him again, and that anything I can say or offer by way of his present life might well be taken as reductive and suspect.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee