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downplayed

verb as in minimize

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Those assumptions have now changed, after the president gave a TV interview in which he downplayed how much he was moved by markets.

From BBC

And Trump himself has downplayed any parallels, telling British magazine The Spectator in a recent interview that Poilievre is "not Maga enough".

From BBC

In a statement to The Times, Obernolte’s office downplayed the Yucca Valley gathering as “an anomaly,” and said he held six other gatherings in the district that had “more constructive discussions.”

Deputy Mayor Zach Seidl, who received the email and oversees communications for Bass, downplayed its importance, saying it did not suggest imminent catastrophe.

Jonathan Reynolds downplayed divisions between the US and its allies on resolving the conflict, after concerns the Trump administration was moving ahead with peace talks with Russia that would lock out European leaders.

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

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