trivialize
verb
triv·i·al·ize
ˈtri-vē-ə-ˌlīz 
trivialized; trivializing
: to make trivial : reduce to triviality
Examples of trivialize in a Sentence
The news story trivialized the problem.
He is trivializing the situation.
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The ad seemed designed to capitalize on social justice movements but ended up being perceived as trivializing important issues, resulting in widespread backlash.
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Somdutta Singh, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Imagine how their families must feel about a governor who trivializes his false claim that he was awarded the same honor as that given to a beloved family member who was killed in military combat overseas.
—Fred Medinger, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2024
And yet Murphy and his writers undo pretty much all that sensitive, difficult work by inserting jarringly flirtatious scenes between the brothers, trivializing any abuse that may have taken place.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
Their ordeal created a scandal in China, where the news spread quickly on social media despite being mostly ignored or trivialized by the mainstream press.
—Susan Greenhalgh and Xiying Wang, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
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Somdutta Singh, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Imagine how their families must feel about a governor who trivializes his false claim that he was awarded the same honor as that given to a beloved family member who was killed in military combat overseas.
—Fred Medinger, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2024
And yet Murphy and his writers undo pretty much all that sensitive, difficult work by inserting jarringly flirtatious scenes between the brothers, trivializing any abuse that may have taken place.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
Their ordeal created a scandal in China, where the news spread quickly on social media despite being mostly ignored or trivialized by the mainstream press.
—Susan Greenhalgh and Xiying Wang, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
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“Trivialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trivialize. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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