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
Instead, opt for pore-minimizing setting powder on just your T-zone or oily areas at the end of your routine.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
Working with Apprenticely, Presley has come up with a plan to train more employees to operate the high-tech machines, so that if one employee is out and a robot crashes, downtime can be minimized.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
Use the qualified charitable distribution (QCD) option to minimize your federal income tax.
—Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
But the war on terror offers some lessons that may help educators protect students and minimize anti-Muslim and anti-Arab hate.
—Amaarah Decuir, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
Working with Apprenticely, Presley has come up with a plan to train more employees to operate the high-tech machines, so that if one employee is out and a robot crashes, downtime can be minimized.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
Use the qualified charitable distribution (QCD) option to minimize your federal income tax.
—Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
But the war on terror offers some lessons that may help educators protect students and minimize anti-Muslim and anti-Arab hate.
—Amaarah Decuir, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026
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The owners who were arrested were charged with felonies; however, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg later dismissed the case due to conflicts of interest.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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As part of the plea agreement, two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child — another third-degree felony — as well as a class-A misdemeanor charge of child abuse and a class-B misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief were dismissed.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Mar. 2026
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But Waddle’s production diminished the past three years because of myriad factors, including Tagovailoa’s regression, some drops by Waddle and Hill commanding more targets before his September injury last year.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Israel’s indie film industry is diminished, squeezed between endless conflict, global boycotts over Gaza and defunding threats from the country’s right-wing government, and hopes are slim for a presence in Cannes this year.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Minimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimize. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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