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minimize

[min-uh-mahyz] / ˈmɪn əˌmaɪz /


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There are ways to minimize symptoms for those who are lactose intolerant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

One group received personalized instructions designed to minimize stress on the inner knee.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

“We need to improve loneliness and minimize social isolation.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Executives previously pushed to use recycled gold to minimize such impact.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Hinted at the gravity of the so-called “trauma of decanting,” and enumerated the precautions taken to minimize, by a suitable training of the bottled embryo, that dangerous shock.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

Saylor’s answer was that his involvement minimizes risks and swings.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

Ms. Southon rightly appreciates that manumission was a tool of slave-owners’ power, but she excessively minimizes how common it was.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Turning off the faucet: Antiretroviral therapy doesn't eliminate HIV altogether, but it minimizes its ability to replicate.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

As for your dinner: Anyone who minimizes your agency — whether it’s a friend or an acquaintance who is selling you something — is to be avoided.

From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026

Among the many advantages of selective spraying is the fact that it minimizes the amount of chemical applied to the landscape.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

And women’s contributions were often minimized by putting the focus elsewhere.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Under the law of armed conflict, striking power infrastructure is permissible if it makes a concrete contribution to a military operation and the potential harm to civilians is minimized.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

"Strikingly, when this receptor was removed from the mice, the development of arterial plaques dropped significantly in some areas and disruptions to the gut microbiome were minimized."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 9, 2026

Noelle also implies — falsely — that cardio exercise can “throw your hormones off” and should be minimized, or even avoided.

From Salon ● May 8, 2026

While we were recuperating, Dad spent considerable time with us, but minimized our discomforts, and kept telling us we were just looking for sympathy.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

But in this setting the measurements are less reliable, responses to the same food can vary substantially, and there is little evidence that minimizing these fluctuations improves long-term health.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

She said a variety of CTEH’s practices were aimed at minimizing reports of contamination.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

One alternative is always to buy slowly and in stages, minimizing the painful risk of buying right at the peak.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

Scientists would also need to establish an appropriate dose that provides benefits safely while minimizing the risk of harmful interactions with other medications.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

I could reduce my caloric use by minimizing manual labor.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir


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