had been minimizing

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of minimize.
  minimize

  verb (used with object)

  to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.

Related Words

• curtail
• decrease
• diminish
• downplay
• lessen
• play down
• reduce
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