as in to dismiss
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
sore losers trying to minimize the other team's victory
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Recent Examples of minimize
The standout feature for this backpack is its Wingjacket Protection, which includes flexible compression straps and padded sidewalls that protect and compress your items to minimize the bag’s overall size.
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Italian brands are prized not just for tomato variety, but for techniques that minimize time between harvest and processing and emphasize balanced flavor.
—Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
Huang said this allows engineers to balance competing design demands, such as minimizing radar visibility while maintaining aerodynamic efficiency and structural integrity.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
This precaution minimizes electrical hazards during flooding.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Italian brands are prized not just for tomato variety, but for techniques that minimize time between harvest and processing and emphasize balanced flavor.
—Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
Huang said this allows engineers to balance competing design demands, such as minimizing radar visibility while maintaining aerodynamic efficiency and structural integrity.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
This precaution minimizes electrical hazards during flooding.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimize
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Government attorneys argued that the raids were entirely lawful and that the plaintiffs’ lawsuit should be dismissed in its entirety.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Since the lawsuit was originally dismissed in September, Minnesota and its Democratic leadership have come under immense scrutiny and arguably lost credibility due to the state's growing welfare fraud scandal.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Still seething after a sloppy 19-16 loss to the Detroit Lions, Johnson wasn’t hiding his dissatisfaction with a defeat that seemed to diminish his team’s momentum.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Kaufman moved there 30 years ago, and since that time the island’s community has diminished by degrees, its youth lured away by better employment prospects in Provo and overseas.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Minimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimize. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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