trivialize
verb (used with object)
to make trivial; cause to appear unimportant, trifling, etc.
was trivializing
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past progressiveof trivialize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The comparisons drew an angry condemnation from Yad Vashem, which said Zelenskyy was trivializing the Holocaust.
From Washington Times ● May 2, 2022
The comparisons drew an angry condemnation from Israel’s national Holocaust memorial, which said Zelenskyy was trivializing the Holocaust.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2022
Bergman worked with real-life Baltic refugees on this movie and felt he was trivializing their actual experience.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2018
