downplayed
Example Sentences
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While FDA staffers downplayed this benefit, one oncologist at the advisory committee hearing pointedly noted that most physicians consider a 30% response rate in metastatic patients whose cancer worsened on other treatments to be significant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Bowe downplayed people calling him a hero and insisted it was a team effort.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
It was the first evidence of a U.S. attack near Mexico, although Sheinbaum and other officials downplayed its significance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Investigators, reported the Times, downplayed the possibility that the five Croats had been involved in the attack.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
“I admit I somewhat downplayed the punishment loops’ dangers.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
