trivialize
verb
triv·i·al·ize
ˈtri-vē-ə-ˌlīz 
trivialized; trivializing
: to make trivial : reduce to triviality
Examples of trivialize in a Sentence
The news story trivialized the problem.
He is trivializing the situation.
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As for the third criticism—that the point system is gamification, trivializing death and destruction—Prickly dismisses it out of hand.
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Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
At its least harmful, the message players wore across their chests Sunday trivializes a life-altering situation as inconsequential and secondary for those who lack the fame and platform to remind us of the permanent effects.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
Carro, referring prior case law, said equating Mangione’s motives with terrorism risks trivializing the term.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
The film’s drama risks trivializing its documentary core rather than enhancing it.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
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Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
At its least harmful, the message players wore across their chests Sunday trivializes a life-altering situation as inconsequential and secondary for those who lack the fame and platform to remind us of the permanent effects.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
Carro, referring prior case law, said equating Mangione’s motives with terrorism risks trivializing the term.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
The film’s drama risks trivializing its documentary core rather than enhancing it.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trivialize
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“Trivialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trivialize. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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