How to Use medicalize in a Sentence
medicalize
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The vibe is calm, cool, dim, and science-y without being overly medicalized.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
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Despite the effort to medicalize executions, the history of lethal injection has been anything but smooth, sterile and predictable.
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Austin Sarat,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2025
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Despite the effort to medicalize executions, the history of lethal injection has been anything but smooth, sterile and predictable.
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Austin Sarat,
The Conversation,
29 Nov. 2022
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The public has had little interest in looking this gift horse in the mouth, and regulators have done little to control this whole new category of business that has managed to de-medicalize medical procedures in just a few years.
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Deanna Pai,
Allure,
18 Nov. 2025
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But today, that transformation is increasingly medicalized.
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Sara Radin,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2026
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