Example Sentences

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He chopped headlines into one another, then sliced them into mismatched scenes, to produce new meaning through wild decontextualization.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2022

He engages in diverting decontextualization and complete misrepresentation.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2021

Remaining mindful of the impact of decontextualization might seem like a small shift, with an even smaller payout.

From Time • Jun. 29, 2017

They’re really fake news sites, posting scary stories and capitalizing on the decontextualization of Facebook’s news feed to trick people into sharing them widely.

From The Verge • Oct. 22, 2014

Indeed, Žižek undercuts himself with the very first sentence of his essay, writing that “the way to test a great work of art is to ask how it survives decontextualization, transposition into a new context.”

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2012