as in to minimize
to reduce in apparent importance
you're at a point in your career where you can de-emphasize your academic record and emphasize your work experience
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What’s more, World Aquatics set up a new scoring system in 2023 to de-emphasize subjectivity and put more focus on a routine’s objective difficulty in terms of overall points.
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Julia Sullivan, SELF, 6 Aug. 2024
Surveys consistently show that physicians aren’t always comfortable having conversations about the cost of care, with explanations including lack of time, unfamiliarity with costs and viable solutions, and a physician culture that de-emphasizes cost considerations.
—Henry Bair, STAT, 31 July 2024
And Leventhal himself has de-emphasized the app’s crypto nature in favor of a more holistic vision for the company.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 31 July 2024
The Vance approach de-emphasizes peoples' roles as consumers, as opposed to workers.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 17 July 2024
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Julia Sullivan, SELF, 6 Aug. 2024
Surveys consistently show that physicians aren’t always comfortable having conversations about the cost of care, with explanations including lack of time, unfamiliarity with costs and viable solutions, and a physician culture that de-emphasizes cost considerations.
—Henry Bair, STAT, 31 July 2024
And Leventhal himself has de-emphasized the app’s crypto nature in favor of a more holistic vision for the company.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 31 July 2024
The Vance approach de-emphasizes peoples' roles as consumers, as opposed to workers.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 17 July 2024
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“De-emphasize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/de-emphasize. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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