deglamorizing

verb

present participle of deglamorize
as in minimizing

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  1. minimizing
  2. disparaging
  3. putting down
  4. denigrating
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  • Compensation and advancement below the partner level can’t just be about minimizing cost.
    — Tim Brackney, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Tsai, the Stanford professor, has conducted research on how emotion in American culture puts value on trying to always feel positive and minimizing negativity and sadness.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of minimizing
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  • The actress said Toback later made disparaging remarks about her appearance, including comments about her hips.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In Sugar Land, Texas, a 90-foot statue of the deity Hanuman, consecrated in 2024 at a temple complex, continues to draw disparaging comments, including one YouTube personality who recently urged its demolition.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of disparaging
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  • Today, aspiring developers can turn a good idea into a playable VPX table without ever putting down their phone.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Buying a pre-construction unit usually means putting down an initial deposit and paying in installments as the building gets closer to being completed.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of putting down
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  • Eight months later during an appearance on a Cincinnati radio station, Huggins used a homophobic slur to refer to Xavier fans while also denigrating Catholics.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Trump’s preference for immediate gratification explains many of his decisions, including defunding scientific and medical research, accelerating fossil-fuel emissions, and denigrating American soft power globally.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of denigrating
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“Deglamorizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deglamorizing. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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