deglamorizing

verb

present participle of deglamorize
as in minimizing

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  1. minimizing
  2. disparaging
  3. putting down
  4. denigrating
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  • There is now little doubt that minimizing the damage from climate will require phasing down fossil fuels and reducing livestock herds.
    — Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • This unique combination maintains all-to-all connectivity while minimizing the typical pitfalls of atom movement, including error accumulation, atom loss, and runtime delays.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of minimizing
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  • An Ohio judge recently ordered both parties to remove social media posts about each other that were considered disparaging.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Teesside instead saw itself as half-forgotten by the UK government, then the butt of jokes and disparaging coverage.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of disparaging
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  • Buying a pre-construction unit usually means putting down an initial deposit and paying in installments as the building gets closer to being completed.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Tristan, in the middle of putting down new wood shavings, looked at me shyly through the dust clouds.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of putting down
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  • Trump’s preference for immediate gratification explains many of his decisions, including defunding scientific and medical research, accelerating fossil-fuel emissions, and denigrating American soft power globally.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Arday became the focus of hundreds of articles doubting his credibility and denigrating his character in the British and international media.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of denigrating
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“Deglamorizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deglamorizing. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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