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play up
verb as in emphasize
Example Sentences
Now it has arrived, thanks to an administration that has played up false information while cutting support for science.
His fastball was playing up, eclipsing 100 mph seven times and topping out at 101.7 mph.
Haaland's critics might jump on this as proof that anyone could score bundles of goals if they played up front for Manchester City.
Indiana’s quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator would put plays up on the whiteboard and have everyone in the room explain every detail of what was supposed to happen.
In the years-long struggle to regain control of her masters, Swift played up her role as the target of a cruel plan, concocted by a man who wanted to govern a woman’s art.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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