Example Sentences

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The story is important on its own, but it did need some level of contextualization for the audience.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2023

The meaningful update includes a more poignant and broader contextualization of the tar pits.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2023

Sharp as they are individually, the anecdotes in many cases demand additional framing or linking — contextualization that would create a greater sense of an organic, resonant, multilayered whole.

From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2022

Twitter announced its contextualization campaign on Sept. 1 and tasked a slew of writers all over the world to add a little bit of supplementary text to the day’s news.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2021

I suggest moving it to its own permanent exhibition space within the museum, surrounded by an expanded version of last year’s “Addressing the Statue” exhibition for lasting contextualization.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2020