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- noun The quality of being
reductive , ofreducing things to their components
Etymologies
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Examples
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Yet a primary distinction between previous works and the new paintings is Dole-Recio's heightened reductiveness, which further pronounces their surface qualities of work and residue.
Bill Bush: Made in L.A.: This Artweek.LA (October 10-16, 2011) Bill Bush 2011
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This reductiveness is a strength, as the simplicity a convincing verisimilitude, and the theatrical structure keeps you focused on the story.
Mira Schor: Will Obama Shoot Liberty Valance? Mira Schor 2011
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Yet a primary distinction between previous works and the new paintings is Dole-Recio's heightened reductiveness, which further pronounces their surface qualities of work and residue.
Bill Bush: Made in L.A.: This Artweek.LA (October 10-16, 2011) Bill Bush 2011
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Indeed, the sculpture's reductiveness and simplicity draw attention to them.
A Magical Metamorphosis of the Ordinary Eric Gibson 2011
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This reductiveness is a strength, as the simplicity a convincing verisimilitude, and the theatrical structure keeps you focused on the story.
Mira Schor: Will Obama Shoot Liberty Valance? Mira Schor 2011
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That reductiveness may come from copy editing, where you're always paring down, paring down, paring down.
Jodi Compton Answers Questions About Her First Book, The 37th Hour 2010
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Indeed his criticisms of the official Palestinian leadership were both withering and relentless, keeping with his consistent injunction to oppose all orthodoxy, especially the lazy reductiveness or corruption or failures of those with whom one shares an affinity.
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Perfectionists, being drawn to reductiveness, dichotomization and rigidity, love labels.
Hillary Rettig: How Labeling and Hyperbole Sabotage Your Writing Productivity Hillary Rettig 2010
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Perfectionists, being drawn to reductiveness, dichotomization and rigidity, love labels.
Hillary Rettig: How Labeling and Hyperbole Sabotage Your Writing Productivity Hillary Rettig 2010
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Indeed his criticisms of the official Palestinian leadership were both withering and relentless, keeping with his consistent injunction to oppose all orthodoxy, especially the lazy reductiveness or corruption or failures of those with whom one shares an affinity.
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