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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Packed with reflective pearls and blurring pigments, the tint aims to minimize color imperfections while hydrating and evening your skin tone.
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Averi Baudler, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Schedule your charges when electric rates are the lowest to minimize these costs.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
And that, in turn, can minimize the impact that cortisol has on your cycle.
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More green flag pit stops would minimize these fuel saving strategies that hurt the racing.
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Averi Baudler, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Schedule your charges when electric rates are the lowest to minimize these costs.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
And that, in turn, can minimize the impact that cortisol has on your cycle.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 24 Feb. 2025
More green flag pit stops would minimize these fuel saving strategies that hurt the racing.
—Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Minimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimize. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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