trivialize
verb
triv·i·al·ize
ˈtri-vē-ə-ˌlīz 
trivialized; trivializing
: to make trivial : reduce to triviality
Examples of trivialize in a Sentence
The news story trivialized the problem.
He is trivializing the situation.
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To say that does not trivialize the Holocaust, as some timid folk insist.
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Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
During the #MeToo movement, for example, many storytellers worked with victims to tell their stories to avoid trivializing the events or further harming the victims.
—Legal Entertainment, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The film strikes a perfect balance of being funny without trivializing the characters and tugging the heartstrings without becoming bathetic.
—Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Instead, it was seen as trivializing real social justice movements like Black Lives Matter.
—Angelique Kuiper, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
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Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
During the #MeToo movement, for example, many storytellers worked with victims to tell their stories to avoid trivializing the events or further harming the victims.
—Legal Entertainment, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The film strikes a perfect balance of being funny without trivializing the characters and tugging the heartstrings without becoming bathetic.
—Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Instead, it was seen as trivializing real social justice movements like Black Lives Matter.
—Angelique Kuiper, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trivialize
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“Trivialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trivialize. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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