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We coo over how cute our cat is and minimize the drudgery of cleaning the litter box.

“To minimize sprawl” has become a bedrock catchphrase of the core political ideology.

When used outside of major urban areas, they minimize the risk of civilian casualties and requirements for granular intelligence.

Now, one company is trying to minimize the potential danger of these (often necessary and life-saving) machines.

“We wanted to minimize the risks,” says the senior State Department official.

Gersonides's entire discussion of miracles shows a deep seated motive to minimize their extent and influence.

Nevertheless we must not too much minimize the real merit of those who sought the destruction of slavery.

Of course this will operate with our view of the future too, but only in a general way, to minimize ambition and anxiety.

Wide trenches (6 feet at the top), to minimize the risk of men getting buried during bombardment.

To minimize the hmorrhage, adrenalin may be added to the cocaine solution.

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On this page you'll find 88 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to minimize, such as: curtail, decrease, diminish, downplay, lessen, and play down.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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