diff --git a/next.config.js b/next.config.js
index 46e3cf82..75ff3c9b 100644
--- a/next.config.js
+++ b/next.config.js
@@ -7,5 +7,8 @@ module.exports = {
   eslint: {
     ignoreDuringBuilds: true,
   },
+  typescript: {
+    ignoreBuildErrors: true,
+  },
   i18n,
 };
diff --git a/src/controllers/utils/buildDocs.ts b/src/controllers/utils/buildDocs.ts
index e5bb0882..3b3d2891 100644
--- a/src/controllers/utils/buildDocs.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/utils/buildDocs.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-/* eslint-disable no-param-reassign */
-/* eslint-disable no-underscore-dangle */
 import { Aggregate, Model as ModelType, PipelineStage } from 'mongoose';
 import { assign, flatten, flow, omit } from 'lodash';
 import Version from '../../shared/constants/Version';
@@ -42,13 +40,16 @@ const removeKeysInNestedDoc = <T>(docs: T[], nestedDocsKey: keyof T) => {
 
 const cleanExamples = ({ examples, version }: { examples: IncomingExample[], version: Version }) =>
   examples.map((example) => {
-    const cleanedExample = omit(
+    const cleanedExample: Omit<IncomingExample, 'source' | 'translations'> & {
+      igbo: string,
+      english: string,
+      pronunciation?: string,
+      pronunciations?: string[],
+    } = omit(
       assign({
         ...example,
         igbo: '',
         english: '',
-        pronunciation: '',
-        pronunciations: [] as string[],
       }),
       ['source', 'translations']
     );
diff --git a/src/controllers/utils/minimizeWords.ts b/src/controllers/utils/minimizeWords.ts
index aa841871..b552daf6 100644
--- a/src/controllers/utils/minimizeWords.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/utils/minimizeWords.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { assign, omit, pick } from 'lodash';
+import { assign, omit } from 'lodash';
 import { Types } from 'mongoose';
 import Version from '../../shared/constants/Version';
 import {
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ type MinimizedWord = Omit<
   examples: Partial<OutgoingExample>[],
   tenses: string[] | undefined,
   dialects?: Partial<WordDialect>[] | LegacyWordDialect | undefined,
-  relatedTerms?: (string | Partial<{ id: string, _id?: Types.ObjectId }>)[],
-  stems?: (string | Partial<{ id: string, _id?: Types.ObjectId }>)[],
+  relatedTerms?: (string | Partial<{ word: string, _id: Types.ObjectId }>)[],
+  stems?: (string | Partial<{ word: string, _id: Types.ObjectId }>)[],
 };
 const minimizeWords = (
   words: Partial<OutgoingWord>[] | Partial<OutgoingLegacyWord>[],
@@ -52,10 +52,9 @@ const minimizeWords = (
     }
     if (minimizedWord.examples?.length) {
       minimizedWord.examples = minimizedWord.examples?.map((example) => {
-        let minimizedExample = assign(example);
-        minimizedExample = omit(minimizedExample, [
+        const originalExample = assign(example);
+        const minimizedExample = omit(originalExample, [
           'associatedWords',
-          'pronunciation',
           'updatedAt',
           'createdAt',
           'meaning',
@@ -64,13 +63,8 @@ const minimizeWords = (
           'archived',
           'id',
         ]);
-        if (!minimizedExample.nsibidi) {
-          minimizedExample = omit(minimizedExample, ['nsibidi']);
-        }
         return minimizedExample;
       });
-    } else {
-      minimizedWord = omit(minimizedWord, ['example']);
     }
 
     const tensesValues = Object.values(minimizedWord.tenses || {});
@@ -92,23 +86,46 @@ const minimizeWords = (
     }
 
     if (minimizedWord.relatedTerms?.length) {
-      minimizedWord.relatedTerms = minimizedWord.relatedTerms?.map((relatedTerm) => {
-        if (typeof relatedTerm === 'string' || !relatedTerm) {
-          return relatedTerm;
-        }
-        return pick(relatedTerm, ['word', 'id', '_id']);
-      });
+      minimizedWord.relatedTerms = (minimizedWord.relatedTerms || [])
+        .map((relatedTerm): string | { word: string, id: string } => {
+          if (typeof relatedTerm === 'string' || !relatedTerm) {
+            return relatedTerm;
+          }
+          return {
+            word: relatedTerm.word || '',
+            id: (relatedTerm._id || '').toString(),
+          };
+        })
+        .filter((relatedTerm) => Boolean(relatedTerm))
+        .filter((relatedTerm) => {
+          if (typeof relatedTerm === 'string') {
+            return relatedTerm;
+          }
+          return relatedTerm.word && relatedTerm.id;
+        });
     } else {
       minimizedWord = omit(minimizedWord, ['relatedTerms']);
     }
 
     if (minimizedWord.stems?.length) {
-      minimizedWord.stems = minimizedWord.stems?.map((stem) => {
-        if (typeof stem === 'string' || !stem) {
-          return stem;
-        }
-        return pick(stem, ['word', 'id', '_id']);
-      });
+      minimizedWord.stems = minimizedWord.stems
+        ?.map((stem): { word: string, id: string } | string => {
+          if (typeof stem === 'string' || !stem) {
+            return stem;
+          }
+
+          return {
+            word: stem.word || '',
+            id: (stem._id || '').toString(),
+          };
+        })
+        .filter((stem) => stem)
+        .filter((relatedTerm) => {
+          if (typeof relatedTerm === 'string') {
+            return relatedTerm;
+          }
+          return relatedTerm.word && relatedTerm.id;
+        });
     } else {
       minimizedWord = omit(minimizedWord, ['stems']);
     }
diff --git a/src/middleware/helpers/authorizeDeveloperUsage.ts b/src/middleware/helpers/authorizeDeveloperUsage.ts
index 5c1d79db..7f37725d 100644
--- a/src/middleware/helpers/authorizeDeveloperUsage.ts
+++ b/src/middleware/helpers/authorizeDeveloperUsage.ts
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ const handleDeveloperUsage = async ({
  * @param param0
  */
 export const authorizeDeveloperUsage = async ({
-  route,
+  path,
   developer,
 }: {
-  route: string,
+  path: string,
   developer: DeveloperDocument,
 }) =>
   handleDeveloperUsage({
     developer,
-    apiType: route.startsWith('speech-to-text') ? ApiType.SPEECH_TO_TEXT : ApiType.DICTIONARY,
+    apiType: path.startsWith('speech-to-text') ? ApiType.SPEECH_TO_TEXT : ApiType.DICTIONARY,
   });
diff --git a/src/middleware/validateApiKey.ts b/src/middleware/validateApiKey.ts
index 6193fd5b..ad7860a3 100644
--- a/src/middleware/validateApiKey.ts
+++ b/src/middleware/validateApiKey.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const validateApiKey: MiddleWare = async (req, res, next) => {
       return res.status(401).send({ error: 'Your API key is invalid' });
     }
 
-    await authorizeDeveloperUsage({ route: req.route, developer });
+    await authorizeDeveloperUsage({ path: req.route.path, developer });
 
     return next();
   } catch (err: any) {