trivialize

Example Sentences

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The Anti-Defamation League separately tweeted that “using the Holocaust as a way to score cheap political points in the debate over gun control is unacceptable and trivializes the memory of millions murdered by the Nazis.”

From Seattle Times

“So, I feel like it really sort of trivializes and sort of robs Native youth of authenticity of the older skateboard culture that I was raised on.”

From Washington Times

But he added: “Of course, the historical analogies must not be overused and devalued. The label `Nazi’ should not be trivialized and reduced to a term of abuse against anybody we don’t like.”

From Seattle Times

This may trivialize the experience of those who have suffered from trauma.

From Salon

It “trivializes the severity of autism,” says Singer, who is nonautistic.

From Science Magazine