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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Keep in mind that dopamine banking isn’t about trivializing finance or pushing impulsive spending.
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Alex Kreger, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
On the contrary, to ignore the similarities dangerously trivializes Trump.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
To say that does not trivialize the Holocaust, as some timid folk insist.
—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
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Alex Kreger, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
On the contrary, to ignore the similarities dangerously trivializes Trump.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
To say that does not trivialize the Holocaust, as some timid folk insist.
—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
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 22 Apr. 2025.
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