detract from
phrasal verb
detracted from; detracting from; detracts from
formal
: to reduce the strength, value, or importance of (something)
They worried that the scandal would seriously detract from her chances for reelection.
The overcooked vegetables detracted somewhat from an otherwise fine meal.
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But residents of the retirement community, also known as SRC, have expressed concern that construction of the expansion will negatively impact their quality of life, and that the expansion itself will detract from the center’s historic and rural feel.
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Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024
There’s no track, no clicker, no spectacle — nothing to detract from the raw performance.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
Related Stories Some might argue that broadening the Primetime Emmys to include consideration of creators would detract from its storied history or lessen its cultural significance.
—Neal Mohan, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
Pain and fatigue can be quite loud in distracting and detracting from a person’s life experience.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
Their prohibition wouldn’t make much of a dent in gun violence, Mr. Sullivan argued, and the proposal takes up immense political oxygen in the state capitol – energizing the opposition and detracting from more effective and less controversial gun control measures.
—Jesse Bedayn, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2024
By restricting the sets to those signature albums, Gibbard made sure nothing detracted from the night's early-aughts nostalgia, when those bands helped to instigate indie rock’s mainstream rule.
—Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024
But her illness was a major part of her life, her identity, and seemed to, instead of detract from her abilities, sort of enhance her creative life.
—Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 3 May 2024
Unfortunately, the design of the aggressive rear diffuser—a set of aero jail bars—detracts from the fluid silhouette.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024
There’s no track, no clicker, no spectacle — nothing to detract from the raw performance.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
Related Stories Some might argue that broadening the Primetime Emmys to include consideration of creators would detract from its storied history or lessen its cultural significance.
—Neal Mohan, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
Pain and fatigue can be quite loud in distracting and detracting from a person’s life experience.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
Their prohibition wouldn’t make much of a dent in gun violence, Mr. Sullivan argued, and the proposal takes up immense political oxygen in the state capitol – energizing the opposition and detracting from more effective and less controversial gun control measures.
—Jesse Bedayn, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2024
By restricting the sets to those signature albums, Gibbard made sure nothing detracted from the night's early-aughts nostalgia, when those bands helped to instigate indie rock’s mainstream rule.
—Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024
But her illness was a major part of her life, her identity, and seemed to, instead of detract from her abilities, sort of enhance her creative life.
—Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 3 May 2024
Unfortunately, the design of the aggressive rear diffuser—a set of aero jail bars—detracts from the fluid silhouette.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
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“Detract from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detract%20from. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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