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Definition of Downplaying
1. downplay [v] - See also: downplay
Lexicographical Neighbors of Downplaying
Literary usage of Downplaying
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Droog Design: Spirit of the Nineties by Renny Ramakers, Gijs Bakker (1998)
"She was calling for a looser, freer, more downplaying modus operandi. ln the
seventies, jewellery design turned increasingly to cheap everyday materials and ..."
2. Make a Difference: A Spectacular Breakthrough in the Fight Against Poverty by Gary MacDougal (2005)
"But in downplaying the scale of change, they increased legislators' suspicions.
The legislators were too smart to buy a pig in a poke. ..."
3. Defense Conversion: Redirecting R&D by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"In a few cases, that streamlining comes as a direct result of downplaying or
eliminating agencywide strategic direction, which is now provided by the LCB ..."