Minimize
Minimize verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.
Pad
Pad verb - To add to the interest of by including made-up details.
Usage example: the journalist was fired for padding certain stories to make them more interesting
Common collocations
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Pad and Minimize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/minimize/pad
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Pad or Minimize. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/minimize/pad.
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