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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  • Take Out As Much Risk As Possible Ultimately, scaling a local service business comes down to maximizing value while minimizing uncertainty.
    — David Cozzens, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Adopting strong, common-sense building codes for large buildings and minimizing cuts to energy efficiency should be a no-brainer to anyone seeking to follow Moore’s directive.
    — Tom Nyein, Baltimore Sun, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of minimizing
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  • The inference was that Jamie had planted a disparaging story about his older brother to hasten his exit.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Two unidentified media members were heard making disparaging comments about players Scottie Barnes and Jonathan Mogbo.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of disparaging
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  • 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
  • Tristan, in the middle of putting down new wood shavings, looked at me shyly through the dust clouds.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of putting down
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  • 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
  • Arday became the focus of hundreds of articles doubting his credibility and denigrating his character in the British and international media.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of denigrating
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“Deglamorizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deglamorizing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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