minimalize
Americanverb (used with object)
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Playing a team like that, they minimalize your margin for error.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2015
The current NHL game has no place for one-dimensional fighters like the days of yesteryear, a product of the salary cap and rule changes that have minimalized the instances of bareknuckle boxing on skates.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
This is partly a matter of the absences that define the minimalized fictional terrain of the 1970s and ’80s.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2020
Once minimalized for her autobiographical breakup tales, the country-crossover talent now exalts sisterhood and pluckiness against life’s hardships.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2015
Bureau of Land Management Nevada Director John Ruhs approved the permit Friday over the objections of conservationists who say the agency is minimalizing the potential ecological impacts on the Basin and Range National Monument.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 13, 2016
“To hear people talk, you’d think Tyson and Cargill have a lock on killing animals in this country,” he said, no doubt minimalizing the degree of difficulty in revamping an operation like his.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2015
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