oversimplify
verb (used with or without object)
to simplify to the point of error, distortion, or misrepresentation.
is oversimplifying
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present progressiveof oversimplify (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But AI is not a monolith, and anyone who says it’s either all good or all evil is oversimplifying.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2023
Given Weinstein’s power, Manning said, his defense team is oversimplifying the pressure each woman faced to acquiesce to him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
“It is oversimplifying the tragedy by calling it just human error on the part of the supervisors.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2017
