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Synonyms and antonyms of the word: downplayed

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Anand also downplayed any friction among NATO allies, saying she's in close touch with U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/anand-ukraine-canada-nato-weapons-1.6817517?cmp=rss

At the Labor Day picnic, Pence and Ramaswamy both downplayed the tension between them.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/04/pence-vs-ramaswamy-is-quickly-becoming-the-hottest-undercard-feud-of-2024-00113908

Bondholders said Norfolk Southern is strictly liable for having in offering prospectuses touted its focus on safety and downplayed the risks of “Precision Scheduled Railroading,” which employs longer and heavier trains that require fewer workers.

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2023/05/18/721354.htm

Both Telefonica and STC have downplayed any potential roadblocks to sealing the deal.

Source: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/spain-will-defend-strategic-autonomy-after-saudi-arabia-moves-telefonica

But Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO Michel Doukeris also downplayed the impact of the backlash, saying Bud Light’s U.S. sales declines in the first three weeks of April represented only 1% of InBev’s global volumes.

Source: https://centraloregondaily.com/bud-light-dylan-mulvaney-boycott-sales/

But experts in the UK have downplayed the significance of a trip to the movies in increased Covid infections.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/barbenheimer-covid-outbreak-weather-cinema-b2387673.html

"But I think what's happened is a culture has developed around that that's probably downplayed the importance of what a woman is going through in that process.

Source: https://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/8457960/wagga-birth-trauma-hearing-reveals-cultural-issue-in-obstetric-services-mp/?src=rss

But the drill was put into practical use weeks later, when The Post broke the news about Hunter Biden’s infamous laptop — which was either ignored or downplayed by most mainstream news outlets and suppressed by both Twitter and Facebook.”

Source: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/01/joseph-mercola/the-twitter-files/

Earlier this month, the White House downplayed claims that the Saudis had agreed to the “broad contours” of a normalization deal with Israel.

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/news/middle-east/saudi-arabia/israel-saudi-deal-not-imminent-says-us-national-security-advisor/2023/08/23/

'Every change we make to decarbonise our country will come at a cost and the enormous price tag of fully electrifying Australian homes and business has been frequently downplayed,' he told the publication.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11810507/Electrifying-Australian-homes-cost-63billion-according-costing-David-Pocock.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

“For two years, Secretary Buttigieg downplayed and ignored crisis after crisis, while prioritizing topics of little relevance to our nation’s transportation system.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/02/17/sen-marco-rubio-urges-biden-to-fire-pete-buttigieg-over-ohio-train-derailment/

Frodo's intelligence and shrewd nature are downplayed in the films, making him appear less bright and capable than he actually is.

Source: https://screenrant.com/lord-of-rings-frodo-baggins-elijah-wood-different-character-traits/

“From 1956 until the late 1970s, an influential group of historians, including T.C. Smout, downplayed the extent to which Atlantic commerce (and extension, chattel slavery) contributed to Scottish development,” wrote Mr Gibbs and Mr Mullen in their paper.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23224021.david-leask-can-scotland-colony-coloniser/?ref=rss

However, it is often overlooked, downplayed, or portrayed as radical.

Source: https://sacobserver.com/2023/11/property-is-power-the-power-of-the-black-dollar/

In an interview with The New York Times last year, Mr. Trump downplayed his central role in paving the way for the decision’s reversal.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/us/politics/trump-abortion-susan-b-anthony.html