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
Key parts like the build plate and resin vat are separately protected and immobilized within the chamber using dense foam blocks and additional cardboard bracing, minimizing the risk of shifting or damage.
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Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 2 May 2026
The southern site also would not require the creation of a new quarry for dam materials, minimizing environmental impacts.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
Packing involves concentrating like-minded voters into fewer districts, or into a single district, to minimize their overall impact across multiple districts.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
However, spruce and fir trees originate new growth from lateral buds rather than terminal buds, so they are pruned in late winter to minimize the sap and resin flow from wounds.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026
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Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 2 May 2026
The southern site also would not require the creation of a new quarry for dam materials, minimizing environmental impacts.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
Packing involves concentrating like-minded voters into fewer districts, or into a single district, to minimize their overall impact across multiple districts.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
However, spruce and fir trees originate new growth from lateral buds rather than terminal buds, so they are pruned in late winter to minimize the sap and resin flow from wounds.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026
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Then in September, Newsom's Legal Affairs Secretary David Sapp sent an email to JUSD administrators on what appeared to include a copy of the state's motion to dismiss that lawsuit, as seen in public records obtained by Fox News Digital.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Curiel also declined to dismiss causes of action against three of the deputy’s supervisors, who are accused of knowing the female deputy failed to return to the scene and had dissuaded Quinones from providing assistance.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Even the most ambitious stories often felt exhausted by the third installment, with diminishing creative and financial returns.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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Israel has repeatedly criticized the Lebanese government for not doing enough to diminish Hezbollah’s capabilities.—
Mustafa Qadri,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Minimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimize. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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