as in undersize
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as in dismissed
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 minimized
Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
This approach positions brand-building activities as short-term expenditures to be minimized, not long-term investments to be nurtured.
—Gautam Mehra, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Side reactions are greatly minimized, which also reduces acid consumption rates appreciably.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2024
Verb
During these blocks, distractions are minimized, and the only thing on your agenda is the task at hand.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
This approach positions brand-building activities as short-term expenditures to be minimized, not long-term investments to be nurtured.
—Gautam Mehra, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Side reactions are greatly minimized, which also reduces acid consumption rates appreciably.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimized
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Senior management was the last to leave about 45 minutes after the plant had been closed and all other employees had been dismissed, the company said.Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Once dismissed as a niche concern, crypto asset and blockchain policy has rocketed to the forefront for millions of Americans who recognize the critical role of crypto in driving future economic growth and innovation.Tonya Evans, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Their current options at center behind Turner are Obi Toppin, who is naturally a four, and Enrique Freeman, a two-way contract player who can play the five but is undersized at the position.Tony East, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Vent Hoods Shelby Van Daley, co-founder of Daley Home in Austin, Texas, has an eagle eye for undersized vent hoods.Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2024
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Of course, that snub hasn’t really diminished the Parkour Civilization phenomenon.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
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Expectations are diminished, contaminated by politics.Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
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But for the film, Caldwell and Honnold spent 38 days biking 2,320 miles from his home in Estes Park, Colorado, to the tiny town of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, where the roadway ends.Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
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Persistent back pain is another indicator – this, too, is the result of tiny fractures or compression of the spine.Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Researchers trained rats to jog on a treadmill To scientifically measure that observation, researchers captured two dozen vampire bats from Belize and trained them to use a small treadmill typically used to measure the metabolic rates of rats.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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His priorities include veterans’ rights, advocating for small businesses, protecting the border and education, according to his campaign website. AD-64 includes a portion of Los Angeles County and La Habra in Orange County.Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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Notably, the same people embrace the punier roster of celebrities who occupy the MAGA column with open arms, never mind the cognitive dissonance involved in accepting Ted Nugent’s political acumen while dismissing his peers.Brian Lowry, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Longer Term Economics Look Dubious CCS in 2020 stored a puny 40 Mt/year (Mega-ton or millions of tons per year).Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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But Tyrannosaurus was hardly the only dinosaur to evolve itty bitty appendages.Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022
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Now, even water comes in those itty bitty little bottles just right for tiny hands.Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 25 Oct. 2021
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In 2021, Gonzalez-Nunez allegedly drove a car in a sideshow while his girlfriend hung out of the window with an miniature AK-47.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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This specialized miniature work machine can also handle serious play, supporting graphically demanding games like Baldur's Gate 3, Final Fantasy 14 Online, and Total War: Warhammer 3.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Minimized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimized. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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