dumb down
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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He was derided as a snob when he suggested, in a few statements over the years, that he had to dumb down his work for uncultured audiences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
"I don't think we should try to dumb down golf to appeal to more people," he said.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2025
And the reason that’s so important is because usually by the time concepts get to our size, they start to dumb down or do things differently, not realizing that the consumer will notice over time.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2024
Which probably explains why the commentators for the World Cup pre-match shows on Fox thought they had to dumb down soccer for us.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2022
I wondered if she was ignoring my question or simply weighing how best to dumb down the answer.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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