trivialized

This is the imaginary filibuster, also called the trivialized filibuster (by scholar Jean Edward Smith) and the phantom filibuster (by scholar David RePass).

Tucson Weekly Dennis Myers 2009

Orginally I was going to call this category, "Passing thoughts" but I found upon reflection that this phrase trivialized the importance of the ideas, and then I thought of "glimpses" but that implies that there is something there to be perceived below the surface which, while true, leaves out the creative element.

UUpdates - All updates 2009

If immigration such a "serious issue" that should not be "trivialized", then why has the mainstream media offered such spotty coverage on it?

Jeff Cohen: Colbert Annoys Press Corps . . . Again Jeff Cohen 2010

After making the desperate decision to abort the pregnancy, she told The Daily Mirror that she was disappointed in her doctor's treatment of her disorder, saying they "trivialized" her condition.

Emaxhealth 2010

But Edwards says Hawthorne has "trivialized" the danger of the proposed shipment by calling the cargo "low-level radioactivity."

canada.com Top Stories 2010

The organizations also contended that the Ninth Circuit had "trivialized" the problem of the dangers posed by abuse of prescription and over-the-counter drugs.

SCOTUSblog 2009

James Wolcott deploring the "trivialized," "empty," and "vain" ceremony, as opposed to the deeply profound, content-packed, and self-effacing ceremonies of yore.

In The Company Of Glenn 2009

The book's soapy tone trivialized an urgent issue that has plagued both Christian and Muslim communities.

Dan Lybarger: DVD Review: Forbidden Lie$ Dan Lybarger 2010

The book's soapy tone trivialized an urgent issue that has plagued both Christian and Muslim communities.

Dan Lybarger: DVD Review: Forbidden Lie$ Dan Lybarger 2010

The book's soapy tone trivialized an urgent issue that has plagued both Christian and Muslim communities.

Dan Lybarger: DVD Review: Forbidden Lie$ Dan Lybarger 2010