as in minimized
to reduce in apparent importance
he self-deprecatingly downplays his own contributions to the festival's success
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Recent Examples of downplayed
Meanwhile, Lithuanian authorities downplayed the prospect of nefarious activity, insisting that no evidence pointing to sabotage had yet been uncovered.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
In a Meet the Press interview almost a decade later, Gingrich downplayed the official sanction.
—NBC News, 24 Nov. 2024
State media downplayed the incident.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Payton has downplayed the effect the emotions of the visit will have on the game itself, as has Dennis Allen, the longtime Saints assistant who succeeded Payton.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
Card's commanding officer even downplayed the threat by undercutting the credibility of the soldier who issued the warning and by declining to share all information at his disposal, the claims said.
—CBS News, 15 Oct. 2024
When her plan for a federal ban on price gouging was rejected by economists as unworkable, her advisers downplayed the idea.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
Like many of his neighbors, Norman downplayed the damage to his own home.
—Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024
Chelsie downplayed Cam's threat level to Makensy, with the goal of getting Makensy to send to Rubina to jury.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 10 Oct. 2024
Alexandra Banner, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
In a Meet the Press interview almost a decade later, Gingrich downplayed the official sanction.
—NBC News, 24 Nov. 2024
State media downplayed the incident.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Payton has downplayed the effect the emotions of the visit will have on the game itself, as has Dennis Allen, the longtime Saints assistant who succeeded Payton.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
Card's commanding officer even downplayed the threat by undercutting the credibility of the soldier who issued the warning and by declining to share all information at his disposal, the claims said.
—CBS News, 15 Oct. 2024
When her plan for a federal ban on price gouging was rejected by economists as unworkable, her advisers downplayed the idea.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
Like many of his neighbors, Norman downplayed the damage to his own home.
—Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024
Chelsie downplayed Cam's threat level to Makensy, with the goal of getting Makensy to send to Rubina to jury.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 10 Oct. 2024
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