as in disparagement
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as in dismissing
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
Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
The concept de la maison is a commitment to sustainability and minimizing waste.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Without minimizing the contributions of the two complicated men known (at least casually) to school children far and wide, Fehrman makes room for a supporting cast that was really much more than that.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Preventing evaporation Once planting season comes around, gardeners’ primary challenge becomes minimizing evaporation.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
The right cat litter is probably the most effective approach to minimizing odors.
—Kayla Blanton, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Drip irrigation is highly efficient, delivering water directly to plant roots while minimizing evaporation and runoff.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 20 Apr. 2026
Effective vole control includes keeping grass mowed, minimizing mulch, using traps, and protecting young trees with hardware cloth tubes.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
This includes better coordination among the multiple state agencies that regulate and oversee the child care sector, in addition to minimizing red tape, providing public data on where families stand in line for the state’s subsidy waitlist and ensuring access for children with disabilities.
—Lina Ruiz
april 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 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
Together, LaSota and Danielson hatched a plan to convince other Rationalists to live together on boats too, with the idea of minimizing their collective living expenses in order to make more room in their lives for intellectual work — work on AI safety in particular.
—Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
The concept de la maison is a commitment to sustainability and minimizing waste.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Without minimizing the contributions of the two complicated men known (at least casually) to school children far and wide, Fehrman makes room for a supporting cast that was really much more than that.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Preventing evaporation Once planting season comes around, gardeners’ primary challenge becomes minimizing evaporation.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
The right cat litter is probably the most effective approach to minimizing odors.
—Kayla Blanton, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Drip irrigation is highly efficient, delivering water directly to plant roots while minimizing evaporation and runoff.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 20 Apr. 2026
Effective vole control includes keeping grass mowed, minimizing mulch, using traps, and protecting young trees with hardware cloth tubes.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
This includes better coordination among the multiple state agencies that regulate and oversee the child care sector, in addition to minimizing red tape, providing public data on where families stand in line for the state’s subsidy waitlist and ensuring access for children with disabilities.
—Lina Ruiz
april 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimizing
Noun
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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
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And though Chalamet did not make such insults himself, his comments fit into this broader context of disparagement and dismissal.—
Chloe Angyal,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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After vacating the conviction, the judge took the additional step of dismissing the murder charge against Martinez, ending the criminal case against him entirely.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2026
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Before dismissing this activity or just trying to get through it, recognize your tendency to view nearly everything as a situation from which to extricate yourself as quickly and painlessly as possible.—
Charles Yu,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 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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Murray can breathe a sigh of relief that Nickeil Alexander-Walker left Minnesota for greener pastures in free agency last summer, diminishing the Wolves’ on-ball defensive firepower.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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Opposition parties warn that basing constituencies on population could shift political power toward faster-growing northern states, while diminishing the parliamentary representation, seat share and overall influence of southern regions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The changing telework fight Last year, unions regularly held large rallies opposing the return-to-office order; an anonymous group of state workers erected billboards along Interstate 80 criticizing the governor.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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While the organization hasn’t publicly said so, some have questioned whether the support is partly in retaliation against Cassidy for criticizing Kennedy’s vaccine policy agenda.—
Ali Swenson,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Minimizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimizing. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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