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
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Once stationary, deactivate all lights except the hazard flashers, engage the emergency brake, and release the brake pedal to ensure your tail lights remain unlit, minimizing the chance of other drivers colliding with your stationary vehicle.
—Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026
But by most accounts, these reservation systems have been successful at reducing crowds and minimizing impact on the natural resources within each park.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Jan. 2026
The cool, gel texture is refreshing and wakes me up, hydrating and smoothing my puffy under-eyes and minimizing dark circles in 15 minutes.
—Emma Greene, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
Maximizing the benefits of offshore wind while minimizing environmental and social impacts generally requires both analysis and deep collaboration with stakeholders, in particular the fishing community.
—Bridget Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
And this posture has unquestionably maximized not just efficiency but vaccine uptake, thereby minimizing population morbidity and mortality.
—Peter M. Sandman, STAT, 26 Jan. 2026
Once stationary, deactivate all lights except the hazard flashers, engage the emergency brake, and release the brake pedal to ensure your tail lights remain unlit, minimizing the chance of other drivers colliding with your stationary vehicle.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
That decision made clear to us that minimizing liability mattered more than accountability for an antisemitic act and examining how school leadership handled – and then mishandled – what occurred.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
The quarterly rebalanced assortment of large-, mid-, and small-cap RV Portfolio stocks offers an adaptable way to capitalize on favorable market conditions while minimizing losses when the market declines, as detailed in RV Portfolio performance metrics.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Once stationary, deactivate all lights except the hazard flashers, engage the emergency brake, and release the brake pedal to ensure your tail lights remain unlit, minimizing the chance of other drivers colliding with your stationary vehicle.
—Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026
But by most accounts, these reservation systems have been successful at reducing crowds and minimizing impact on the natural resources within each park.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Jan. 2026
The cool, gel texture is refreshing and wakes me up, hydrating and smoothing my puffy under-eyes and minimizing dark circles in 15 minutes.
—Emma Greene, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
Maximizing the benefits of offshore wind while minimizing environmental and social impacts generally requires both analysis and deep collaboration with stakeholders, in particular the fishing community.
—Bridget Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
And this posture has unquestionably maximized not just efficiency but vaccine uptake, thereby minimizing population morbidity and mortality.
—Peter M. Sandman, STAT, 26 Jan. 2026
Once stationary, deactivate all lights except the hazard flashers, engage the emergency brake, and release the brake pedal to ensure your tail lights remain unlit, minimizing the chance of other drivers colliding with your stationary vehicle.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
That decision made clear to us that minimizing liability mattered more than accountability for an antisemitic act and examining how school leadership handled – and then mishandled – what occurred.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimizing
Noun
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Aumann’s complaint alleges fraud, tortious interference and business disparagement and other alleged misdeeds.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Jan. 2026
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The disparagement made Knausgaard drop writing for a good ten years.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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While skepticism toward artificial intelligence is understandable, dismissing AI as inherently harmful overlooks both history and reality.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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If doubts appear from seemingly nowhere, make a point of uncovering their roots before dismissing them.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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From there, steamboats of diminishing sizes could make their way up the Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri rivers and smaller ones like the Tennessee, Arkansas and even the Wabash.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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Which wouldn’t be such a bad outcome for most documentary films — arguably moviedom’s most beleaguered genre due to diminishing audience appetite at the multiplex level.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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President Erdoğan mastered this approach—publicly criticizing rate decisions, invoking Islamic prohibitions on interest, signaling displeasure through state media—until governors either complied or departed.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Justice Department also launched a probe into Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over their public statements criticizing the presence of ICE in the state.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Minimizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimizing. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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