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That included participating in Pence’s infamous Wall Street Journal op-ed in June downplaying the idea of a coronavirus second wave — even as the outbreak was indeed resurging across the country.
A devastating picture of Trump’s coronavirus response — from a firsthand witness|Aaron Blake|September 17, 2020|Washington Post
At the time, the president was publicly downplaying the virus’s impact.
Bob Woodward’s book proves Americans still want to read about Trump|Karen Ho|September 11, 2020|Quartz
Rather than level with the American people back in February and March about the severity of what was coming our way, he downplayed coronavirus, called it a “hoax” and ridiculously said it would “go away like a miracle.”
Vote for Biden (duh)|Kevin Naff|September 10, 2020|Washington Blade
For years, the league had downplayed or outright denied the link between football and brain injury.
Why Can’t Schools Get What the N.F.L. Has? (Ep. 431)|Stephen J. Dubner|September 10, 2020|Freakonomics

It also wants the updated law to retain the general prohibition on content monitoring obligations — and downplays the potential of AI to offer any “third way” there.
Google pushes Europe to limit ‘gatekeeper’ platform rules|Natasha Lomas|September 4, 2020|TechCrunch
Hagel sought to downplay any rift in a statement to Defense Department employees.
Hagel Takes a Bullet for Obama: Inside the Defense Secretary’s Sudden Firing|Shane Harris, Tim Mak|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even people from the “nicest” parts of the country try to downplay that “niceness.”
Cleveland Comes Crawling Back to LeBron: The Masochism of Rust Belt Chic|Arthur Chu|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Instead, she fouled out by trying to defend Obama and downplay the deportation crisis.
Hillary Clinton’s Latino Problem|Ruben Navarrette Jr.|June 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There have also been accusations that the U.S. network sought to downplay climate change in the shows.
Sir David Attenborough: Enough With the Creationists and Climate Change Deniers!|Nico Hines|February 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The controversy did, however, motivate publishers to downplay evolution in their public school textbooks.
Creationism’s Latest Trojan Horse Edges Toward Virginia Schools|Karl W. Giberson|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

单词	downplay
释义	downplay [ doun-pley ] / ˈdaʊnˌpleɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR downplay ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to treat or speak of (something) so as to reduce emphasis on its importance, value, strength, etc.: The press has downplayed the president's role in the negotiations. Origin of downplay 1950–55; down¹ + play, from verb phrase play down Words nearby downplay down one's nose, down on one's luck, Downpatrick, down payment, downpipe, downplay, downpour, down quark, downrange, downrate, downregulation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for downplay That included participating in Pence’s infamous Wall Street Journal op-ed in June downplaying the idea of a coronavirus second wave — even as the outbreak was indeed resurging across the country. A devastating picture of Trump’s coronavirus response — from a firsthand witness\|Aaron Blake\|September 17, 2020\|Washington Post At the time, the president was publicly downplaying the virus’s impact. Bob Woodward’s book proves Americans still want to read about Trump\|Karen Ho\|September 11, 2020\|Quartz Rather than level with the American people back in February and March about the severity of what was coming our way, he downplayed coronavirus, called it a “hoax” and ridiculously said it would “go away like a miracle.” Vote for Biden (duh)\|Kevin Naff\|September 10, 2020\|Washington Blade For years, the league had downplayed or outright denied the link between football and brain injury. Why Can’t Schools Get What the N.F.L. Has? (Ep. 431)\|Stephen J. Dubner\|September 10, 2020\|Freakonomics It also wants the updated law to retain the general prohibition on content monitoring obligations — and downplays the potential of AI to offer any “third way” there. Google pushes Europe to limit ‘gatekeeper’ platform rules\|Natasha Lomas\|September 4, 2020\|TechCrunch Hagel sought to downplay any rift in a statement to Defense Department employees. Hagel Takes a Bullet for Obama: Inside the Defense Secretary’s Sudden Firing\|Shane Harris, Tim Mak\|November 24, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Even people from the “nicest” parts of the country try to downplay that “niceness.” Cleveland Comes Crawling Back to LeBron: The Masochism of Rust Belt Chic\|Arthur Chu\|July 15, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Instead, she fouled out by trying to defend Obama and downplay the deportation crisis. Hillary Clinton’s Latino Problem\|Ruben Navarrette Jr.\|June 24, 2014\|DAILY BEAST There have also been accusations that the U.S. network sought to downplay climate change in the shows. Sir David Attenborough: Enough With the Creationists and Climate Change Deniers!\|Nico Hines\|February 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The controversy did, however, motivate publishers to downplay evolution in their public school textbooks. Creationism’s Latest Trojan Horse Edges Toward Virginia Schools\|Karl W. Giberson\|January 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for downplay downplay / (ˈdaʊnˌpleɪ) / verb (tr) to play down; make little of Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to downplay play down, lessen, soften, whitewash, devalue, deemphasize, make light of, think nothing of
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