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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These actions trivialize the very real issue of antisemitism and do nothing to make our Jewish communities safer.
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Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
But the resulting spectacle trivializes the important work of commercial space.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
Richter seems to reject the notion of typology altogether, pushing instead the idea of visual equivalence to its limits, exposing how images (regardless of weight or meaning) can be trivialized through repetition.
—Nargess Banks, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
But reducing the conclave to an American-style political contest trivializes it.
—Christopher Hale, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
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Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
But the resulting spectacle trivializes the important work of commercial space.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
Richter seems to reject the notion of typology altogether, pushing instead the idea of visual equivalence to its limits, exposing how images (regardless of weight or meaning) can be trivialized through repetition.
—Nargess Banks, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
But reducing the conclave to an American-style political contest trivializes it.
—Christopher Hale, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
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“Trivialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trivialize. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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