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downplay

verb as in minimize

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They have downplayed their few areas of potential roster “need,” touting their returning talent and internal depth instead.

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Tech giants are quietly downplaying their climate commitments.

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But Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, speaking Sunday on ABCs “This Week,” downplayed the prospect of rebate checks, suggesting Americans could see tax savings instead.

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Major carriers were downplaying the affect of the reductions, as NPR reported.

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It has sought to downplay the scale of the violence and has dismissed the number of deaths given by the opposition as greatly exaggerated.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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