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blandification

American  
[bland-uh-fi-kay-shuhn] / ˌblænd ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act or process of making something uninteresting, plain, or bland.


Example Sentences

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Sleeper’s buoyant use of color and pattern is magic to eyes dulled by the blandification of tidying up.

From The Wall Street Journal

In an effort to protect the neighborhood’s unique character — and prevent so-called blandification — the Paris City Council in 2008 made it the center of its Vital’Quartier program.

From New York Times

And so the blandification of Seattle continues … Goodnight, Moon Temple.

From Seattle Times

The other source of what might be called the blandification of pop culture?

From Time

He despises the blandification of comedy, in which satirical panel shows "rehabilitate war criminals", as he describes Alastair Campbell; cue a routine about Robert Mugabe replacing Dara Ó Briain on Three Men in a Boat.

From The Guardian