as in dismisses
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 minimizes
Super-insulated plywood construction minimizes the use of steel, and like most of Holl’s other properties, there’s notably no drywall, nor any cosmetic finish.
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Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2026
Clean Your Tools Keeping your garden tools clean minimizes the spread of disease in your garden.
—Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 14 Mar. 2026
Foam’s ability to absorb movement not only minimizes sleep disruptions but can reduce strain on the mattress over time, especially for couples.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
The friction-free surface reduces hair breakage and minimizes sleep wrinkles.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
For the landscaping team, this plan eliminates guesswork, minimizes mid-project changes, and keeps the entire process running smoothly.
—Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
Journalists have a duty to report the sequence of events clearly and to avoid framing that presumes motive or minimizes the threat posed by the suspect.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Located in the Baiyinkulun Steppe & Volcano Tourism Resort of Inner Mongolia, China, the 3,532-square-meter (38,018-sq-ft) project minimizes its footprint on the fragile landscape, while focusing on soil erosion prevention.
—New Atlas, 27 Feb. 2026
The company minimizes the collection of personal data to avoid becoming a data repository.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026
Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2026
Clean Your Tools Keeping your garden tools clean minimizes the spread of disease in your garden.
—Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 14 Mar. 2026
Foam’s ability to absorb movement not only minimizes sleep disruptions but can reduce strain on the mattress over time, especially for couples.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
The friction-free surface reduces hair breakage and minimizes sleep wrinkles.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
For the landscaping team, this plan eliminates guesswork, minimizes mid-project changes, and keeps the entire process running smoothly.
—Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
Journalists have a duty to report the sequence of events clearly and to avoid framing that presumes motive or minimizes the threat posed by the suspect.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Located in the Baiyinkulun Steppe & Volcano Tourism Resort of Inner Mongolia, China, the 3,532-square-meter (38,018-sq-ft) project minimizes its footprint on the fragile landscape, while focusing on soil erosion prevention.
—New Atlas, 27 Feb. 2026
The company minimizes the collection of personal data to avoid becoming a data repository.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimizes
Verb
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Henry immediately dismisses his class.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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Luari dismisses that speculation, saying her problems are not tied to her rapid expansion, but rather uncontrollable financial setbacks.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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Ned Bair, a research associate at the Earth Research Institute at UC Santa Barbara, said that while the total number of avalanches may decrease over time as the overall snowpack diminishes, the ones that do occur could become more intense due to climate change.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Schiavo raised a similar concern, noting that the National Transportation Safety Board regularly criticizes the Federal Aviation Administration and other regulators for not implementing obvious solutions, even after accidents occur.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Gigerenzer criticizes them as ethically problematic and argues that public policy should emphasize education over subtle choice manipulation.—
Alejandro Hortal-Sánchez,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Minimizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimizes. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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