contextualizes
- present tense form of contextualize (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Worthwhile documentaries crystallize a point in time in a way that contextualizes current circumstances.
From Salon • Sep. 10, 2025
“Because it’s set on this vintage Hollywood soundstage, the director, Martin Gas, he contextualizes the ersatz vision of Japan because he puts a frame around it,” LA Opera CEO Christopher Koelsch said.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2024
Molly Olmstead contextualizes the controversy and argues that the Sisters’ work is hardly at odds with the work of religious sisters generally.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2023
A composer who often contextualizes with music from the past in unexpected ways, he riffs on the famous watery opening of “Das Rheingold,” conflating Cleopatra’s Nile to Wagner’s Rhine.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2022
Her book both documents and contextualizes Villanueva’s spiritual journey against the backdrop of Peru’s religious and political history.
From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2022
