Definitions
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- verb transitive To cause to cease to be
sensational ; to make acceptable or commonplace.
Etymologies
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de- + sensationalize
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Examples
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I feel the proper way to desensationalize this headline would be to say: "Quinnipiac: Obama's lead drops in OH, FL and PA".
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My question is, why didn’t they do more to ‘desensationalize’ his execution?
Arabs have short memories | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007
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