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Definition of Oversimplifying
1. oversimplify [v] - See also: oversimplify
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oversimplifying
Literary usage of Oversimplifying
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The Model RK oversimplifying somewhat: the Model RK is a smaller Model K.
Accordingly, it too features continuous flow capability over the entire speed ..."
2. The French Revolution by Hilaire Belloc (1911)
"... as it were, upon which the whole turns. It was now upon Maubeuge that the
revolutionary war thus depended. At risk of oversimplifying a complex story, ..."
3. Publication of the American Sociological Society by American Sociological Association (1917)
"... both by socialist and conservative writers shows how careful we must be of
oversimplifying his clue. Surely when he points to the dissolving process ..."
4. Making Free Trade Work: The Canada-U.S. Agreement by Peter Morici (1990)
"At the risk of oversimplifying a complex issue, it has traditionally been the
position of the US government to oppose barriers to the free movement of ..."
5. Our Social Heritage by Graham Wallas (1921)
"... idea of his relation to his government as has a man who has learnt the meaning
of the words British Commonwealth. I am here, of course, oversimplifying ..."
6. To Recruit and Advance: Women Students and Faculty in Science and Engineering by National Research Council (2006)
"Without oversimplifying, models of attrition tend to begin with attributes of
the individual—that is, both the skills and goals that a student brings to ..."
7. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... New Yorker, 8 July 1985 he may be oversimplifying some —Jay Cocks, ‘ime, 19 Mar.
1984 te evidence shows, in short, that the adverbial r, in the senses ..."
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