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

But attributing everything to audience tastes is an oversimplification, argues Anu Singh Choudhary, co-writer of Delhi Crime 3, the third season of a Netflix thriller that highlighted the issue of women-trafficking through a feminist lens.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

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

It was an oversimplification, but not much of one.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield