as in to dismiss
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 minimize
The spacecraft is expected to take a steeper angle on its final descent, plowing through the atmosphere faster to minimize the time the heat shield is exposed to the most extreme temperatures.
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
It’s also featured in this mascara to help hold curl and lift in place, while a conditioning castor-oil blend keeps lashes conditioned and minimizes breakage.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 28 Mar. 2026
But the left-hander still had a fine outing, minimizing damage and keeping his team in the game.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
The comments reflect an effort by Cruz to minimize internal GOP fractures at a moment when foreign policy, particularly Iran, has exposed real tensions between the party’s traditional hawks and a rising noninterventionist wing.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
It’s also featured in this mascara to help hold curl and lift in place, while a conditioning castor-oil blend keeps lashes conditioned and minimizes breakage.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 28 Mar. 2026
But the left-hander still had a fine outing, minimizing damage and keeping his team in the game.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
The comments reflect an effort by Cruz to minimize internal GOP fractures at a moment when foreign policy, particularly Iran, has exposed real tensions between the party’s traditional hawks and a rising noninterventionist wing.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimize
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Johnson dismissed the criticism.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Red flags worth walking away from include dismissing symptoms without investigation, attributing everything to stress or anxiety, discouraging second opinions and making patients feel rushed.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Together, the potential departures of two of Kansas City’s most experienced lawmakers — one on his own terms, one forced — could play a role in shaping the city’s future and diminish its ability to secure local priorities at the federal level.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Some of the gags are inspired, some are exasperating, none of them are presented in a way that suggests the filmmakers know the difference, and all of them are shoved down your throat until they’re diminished enough to swallow.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Minimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimize. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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