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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 minimizing
Jacob A Tennessen, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2026
Maybe dinner is simply about getting food on the table quickly, or about minimizing dishes while spending time with your family — and Brown says that can still count as a successful meal.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
Built to maximize energy generation while minimizing inefficiencies, this scalable solution is 99% emission– and pollutant-free, offering a sustainable way to meet a wide range of localized power requirements.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
Following the recommendations from the NWS helps bolster your safety during air quality alerts, minimizing your exposure to potentially harmful pollutants.
—Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 20 May 2026
Building them to withstand the elements out on the water, maintaining them, running them cost-effectively, and minimizing their impact on marine ecosystems all pose major challenges.
—New Atlas, 19 May 2026
But in our experience, many businesses benefit from a middle-ground strategy that maximizes compatibility while minimizing disruption.
—Thomas Berndorfer, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
These bachelor groups allow non-breeding males to live social lives while minimizing competition, the zoo says.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Its main objective is to protect human health and the environment by minimizing hazardous waste generation and ensuring its environmentally sound management.
—Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Noun
The risk of adaptation is highest under a continuous, strong selection pressure, so minimizing, switching and staggering pesticides can help thwart resistance.
—Jacob A Tennessen, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
Maybe dinner is simply about getting food on the table quickly or minimizing dishes while spending time with your family — and that can still count as a successful meal.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2026
Maybe dinner is simply about getting food on the table quickly, or about minimizing dishes while spending time with your family — and Brown says that can still count as a successful meal.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
Built to maximize energy generation while minimizing inefficiencies, this scalable solution is 99% emission– and pollutant-free, offering a sustainable way to meet a wide range of localized power requirements.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
Following the recommendations from the NWS helps bolster your safety during air quality alerts, minimizing your exposure to potentially harmful pollutants.
—Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 20 May 2026
Building them to withstand the elements out on the water, maintaining them, running them cost-effectively, and minimizing their impact on marine ecosystems all pose major challenges.
—New Atlas, 19 May 2026
But in our experience, many businesses benefit from a middle-ground strategy that maximizes compatibility while minimizing disruption.
—Thomas Berndorfer, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
These bachelor groups allow non-breeding males to live social lives while minimizing competition, the zoo says.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Its main objective is to protect human health and the environment by minimizing hazardous waste generation and ensuring its environmentally sound management.
—Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimizing
Noun
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The contract contained a non-disparagement clause, and in law, the special thing about disparagement is that unlike defamation, the truth is not a defense against disparagement.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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And the Times Magazine suggested the idea of discovering a similar past disparagement clause to the one that plagued HBO might dissuade any network from tackling a future Jackson project.—
Steve Knopper,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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However, not all analysts are dismissing that news that quickly.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Fox also erred in not dismissing attempts by Magness and Lee Watson to intervene in the lawsuit, the attorney general’s office claimed, saying neither has standing to take part in the litigation, since they aren’t named as defendants in the case.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Apolline may embrace the social media aspects of her career but George’s belittlement rankles her.—
Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Section Two of the Voting Rights Act was written to prevent diminishing the voting power of racial minorities by packing them into one district or spreading them out across many districts.—
Sarah Clifton,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Getty Images The Philadelphia Phillies have kept many of the same players on the roster since the team’s 2022 run all the way to the World Series, though the returns have been diminishing.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Verb
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The football game directive came about a week after Ingoglia held a press conference criticizing Alachua County — where UF’s campus is located — for excessive or wasteful spending to the tune of $84 million over five years, claiming the budget grew by 77%.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2026
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Trump spent months criticizing Warsh’s predecessor, Jerome Powell, for being reluctant to cut interests rates, with the Republican president arguing that lower borrowing costs would provide an economic boost.—
Will Weissert,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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“Minimizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimizing. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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