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simplistic

[sim-plis-tik] / sɪmˈplɪs tɪk /
ADJECTIVE
simple
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They said it was "a simplistic way of reducing a characteristic to a single gene, which does not reflect the complex nature of sex".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

And though Rivera is perhaps best known for shooting L.A.’s queer Latino underground, he elides any simplistic categorizations.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

“Think of us entering the event space, using those products to offer a more simplistic event-style contract like you’re seeing on other platforms,” said Rob Hocking, Cboe’s global head of derivatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

"For decades, the Toxoplasma life cycle was understood in overly simplistic terms, conceptualized as a linear transition between tachyzoite and bradyzoite stages," Wilson said.

From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026

Figure 1.77 contains a few very simplistic examples of how these "road map signs" will work.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones