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Discover Ludwig"dumbed down" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is used to describe something that has been simplified or made easier to understand. For example, "The teacher dumbed down the lesson plan so that the students could easily understand the material."
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dumbed down
verb
Past of dumb down
Exact(40)
Has TV dumbed down?
"We've dumbed down our clairvoyance".
Have we somehow "dumbed down"?
Has the Beeb "dumbed down"?
There is nothing "dumbed down".
"I was utterly dumbed down," she said.
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Dumbed-down is more appropriate.
Dumbed-down political humor doesn't get dumber than that.
"Writing is the most dumbed-down subject in our schools".
The idea that culture has "dumbed-down" is a cliche.
The dumbed-down résumé gets the biggest workout.
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