reductive
adjective
re·duc·tive
ri-ˈdək-tiv 
1
: of, relating to, causing, or involving reduction
2
: of or relating to reductionism : reductionistic
reductively
adverb
reductiveness
noun
Examples of reductive in a Sentence
a reductive interpretation of the theory
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Such perceptions — some of which are reductive, while others hold a bit of truth — have created a toxic cycle where people of color often feel excluded from vegan communities, and because of the lack of diversity, these communities struggle to foster a coalition that can lead to real change.
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Noella Williams, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024
Yet the film also wants to cue us to the gossipy and reductive way that this kind of thinking has too often been applied to her.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 July 2024
This reductive approach serves the Kremlin’s imperialistic aims.
—Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 2 Aug. 2021
Pandora’s newest campaign, an invitation to live love and embody love in all its forms, turns that archaic and reductive thinking on its head.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 25 Jan. 2024
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Noella Williams, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024
Yet the film also wants to cue us to the gossipy and reductive way that this kind of thinking has too often been applied to her.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 July 2024
This reductive approach serves the Kremlin’s imperialistic aims.
—Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 2 Aug. 2021
Pandora’s newest campaign, an invitation to live love and embody love in all its forms, turns that archaic and reductive thinking on its head.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 25 Jan. 2024
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reductive
adjective
re·duc·tive
ri-ˈdək-tiv
: of, relating to, causing, or involving reduction
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