minimizing 1 of 2

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Definition of minimizingnext
as in disparagement

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minimizing

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verb

present participle of minimize
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
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This approach ensures a steady cash flow by minimizing overdue payments and reduces the risk of bad debt through proactive monitoring and segmentation. — Ashish Srimal, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024 Connected infusion pumps can adjust medication dosages automatically based on patient vitals, minimizing errors. — Rahul Saluja, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimizing
  1. dismissing
  2. diminishing
  3. criticizing
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  • The company stuck to its core DVD rental model while dismissing opportunities to innovate on the periphery.
    — ByMargie Warrell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Top Stories Just before Christmas, Biden egregiously commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 death row inmates, dismissing years of careful work by prosecutors, judges, and juries.
    — The Editors, National Review, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of dismissing
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  • However, as the FOMC has cut interest rates since last summer, that risk though material today, is diminishing.
    — Simon Moore, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The party came to end with a first-round loss at Notre Dame – IU’s other defeat was against another CFP semifinalist in Ohio State — but there is no diminishing what the Hoosiers accomplished this season.
    — Tom Layberger, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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  • Finally, Assad’s fall has fueled domestic discontent among loyalists to the regime in Tehran, with some calling the loss a strategic blunder and openly criticizing the government on state television.
    — Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Shiney-Ajay said Harris should have spent additional time criticizing lawmakers—like Manchin and Congressional Republicans—who limited the administration's climate goals, using it as a chance to emphasize her intent to seek greater climate victories in the future.
    — Alex J. Rouhandeh, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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