coarsen
Example Sentences
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In today’s coarsened climate, fretting about rules of politeness seems futile.
In her recent New York Times article about the "coarsening" of the religious right, Ruth Graham alluded to this, writing about the trend of evangelical leaders using "vulgarities."
From Salon
In these landscapes, naturalism and abstraction often battle to a pulsating draw by means of a magnified, or coarsened pointillism that recalls Seurat in its mosaic-like array of dots, dashes and commas.
From New York Times
In such a case, the suppression of coarsening would be beneficial.
From Science Daily
The threats are not simply an issue of coarsening of the national discourse.
From Seattle Times
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