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
Use plants well within your hardiness zone to minimize the risk of losing a full-grown hedge to atypical freezes.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
In this case, following a low-FODMAP diet, which cuts out certain carbs that tend to create more gas and fluid in your GI tract, can minimize pressure on your intestines and the painful bloaty feeling that comes with it.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
Connecticut residents are being warned to take precautions to help minimize the likelihood of a fire, as spring fire season is underway and numerous wildfires have occurred, according to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025
But the most effective ways to protect and preserve reefs is to minimize humans’ effects by curtailing pollution that washes into the ocean from land, ending overfishing and curbing the emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
In this case, following a low-FODMAP diet, which cuts out certain carbs that tend to create more gas and fluid in your GI tract, can minimize pressure on your intestines and the painful bloaty feeling that comes with it.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
Connecticut residents are being warned to take precautions to help minimize the likelihood of a fire, as spring fire season is underway and numerous wildfires have occurred, according to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025
But the most effective ways to protect and preserve reefs is to minimize humans’ effects by curtailing pollution that washes into the ocean from land, ending overfishing and curbing the emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimize
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On March 4, the day the order to show cause was to be heard, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office dismissed the case.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Heyman dismissed fans on social media who have failed to give Rollins his flowers, saying he’s seen pro wrestlers fail in the ring and seen praise on social media for them while others spout nonsense while ignoring historical facts.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, a more constrained and domestically focused healthcare agenda is likely to diminish trust in federal health agencies, limit access to culturally competent care and produce a loss of global leadership in health innovation.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Whereas a decline in home values diminishes the equity investors might hold in their properties, which limits their ability to leverage assets for additional investments or refinancing opportunities.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Minimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimize. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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