downplay

Her refusal to de-emphasize her Tennessee accent or downplay her assets endeared her to a wide audience, along with her unsinkable pride in her country roots.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

In response, Bessent has tried to downplay those worries.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

The post sought to downplay the gravity of the situation and opined that investors are likely to give Aschenbrenner the benefit of the doubt.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

But Roberts has continually tried to downplay the political messaging associated with the visit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

They try to keep smiling and downplay the hardship.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

And Attia largely downplays the risks of overtesting, which can lead to both false positives and the detection of markers that will never develop into life-threatening disease.

From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2026

Yet NRM spokesperson Dombo downplays suggestions that Museveni is grooming his son as an heir.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026

Reflecting on her nuptials, Richie — whose older sister Nicole has been married to Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden since 2010 — downplays the glitz and glamour.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2025

The headline on Worthmore’s piece downplays some of the questions raised.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2024

Kupp downplays personal statistics, but the touchdown had to be a mental boost for the 2021 NFL offensive player of the year, who has been struggling with injuries since last season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2023

Just days after the birth, she began to suffer severe pain and swelling in her abdomen but says her symptoms were downplayed.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

None replied, but industry insiders and analysts downplayed the effect on the overall sector.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

But the Dodgers have downplayed the severity of that ailment and are under the impression that throwing doesn’t hurt it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

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

For generations, American history books hid or downplayed the evils of slavery.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

The Treasury is downplaying the idea that Number 10 North could become in effect a rival department.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Gardner makes his job look easy, but he says his understudies accused him of downplaying just how challenging it can be.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

However, he warned that the telecommunications industry is still downplaying the risk from satellite competitors, which in his view is a mistake.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

“I think people are downplaying the significance of Nimbyism in this country right now,” Purohit said, adding that companies looking to sell this summer will be scrutinized for how they plan to handle it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

There was no doubt she was suffering, yet she remained upbeat, downplaying everything with a shrug and saying, “Any caring mother would do all that and more for her children.”

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane