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pick holes in(idiom, fault, slam, slate)
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pour scorn on(verb, idiom, criticize, mock)
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put away(verb, abuse, belittle, disassemble)
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put in a nutshell(idiom, cut, diminish, decrease)
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put on the soft pedal(idiom, downplay, underplay)
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rise above(diminish, hinder, dominate, outdo)
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scale back(reduce, decrease, slow)
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set back(verb, reduce, lower, degrade)
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shake off(dismiss, pooh-pooh)
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shout abuse(verb, sound, insult, offend)
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shout insults(verb, sound, insult, offend)
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shut down(verb, disassemble)
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slough off
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step down(reduce, decrease, slow)
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tail off(verb, decline, reduce, diminish)
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take away from(idiom, reduce, diminish, weaken)
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take up(cut, contract, curtail)
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tear to shreds(idiom, fault, slam, slate)
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treat lightly(dismiss, pooh-pooh)
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turn back on(idiom, decline, deny, renounce)
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APASmart Define. (2015). minimize thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/minimize/thesaurus/synonyms
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