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
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
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, 8 Nov. 2025
The project’s goals are to enhance safety and reliability on I-70, maintain area bridges and pavement, and improve community access while minimizing traffic disruptions, the transportation department said.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Hurst spoke of the ways Amazon is looking to utilize new technologies to serve customers and reduce emissions—from minimizing packaging to electrifying fleets of delivery vehicles.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Not minimizing risk at all costs but owning the ones that matter.
—Victoria Chynoweth, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Maintaining hydration during nonstandard work hours is crucial for good health and minimizing the adverse effects of circadian rhythm disruption.
—Pamela Assid, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2025
Authority officials have indicated that the new design refinements aim to reduce property acquisitions and emphasized that the changes would not affect traffic or residential properties, while minimizing business impacts.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
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Hence, minimizing adjacent snow buildup is vital for maintaining power output in alpine PV systems.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimizing
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Stalcup sued Richards for misappropriation of trade secrets and business disparagement.—
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Meanwhile, Podhoretz became a choice target for disparagement and creative license.—
Verb
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Confidence can tip into defensiveness, so your challenge has a lot to do with asserting boundaries without emotional withdrawal and honoring your needs without dismissing others.—
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The president spoke little about democracy in Venezuela, dismissing a potential role for its longstanding democratic opposition in running the country in the immediate aftermath of the operation.—
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Before the night was out, Germans began chipping away at the barrier, carrying off chunks of one of the symbols of the diminishing Iron Curtain.—
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Business leaders say that such policies risk accelerating an exodus of companies, diminishing the city’s commercial tax base, and ultimately affecting services and jobs essential to millions of New Yorkers.—
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This third point is particularly important when there is an outspoken founder in the wings like Chip Wilson who has been publicly criticizing board decisions.—
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Since a shooting by an ICE agent in Minnesota killed a woman earlier this week, Martina Navratilova has shared dozens of X posts criticizing him and others in ICE.—
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“Minimizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimizing. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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