de-emphasizes

present tense third-person singular of de-emphasize

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Recent Examples of de-emphasizes The mountain of evidence backing the health perks of the Mediterranean diet—one that highlights plant foods and fish, and de-emphasizes red and processed meats—just grew again. Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for de-emphasizes
Verb
  • Further modifications typically include the development of fuel nozzles that let the machine run on natural gas rather than aviation fuel, and a combustor that minimizes the emission of nitrogen oxides, a major pollutant.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Removing small amounts of the leaf blade each mowing minimizes plant stress.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Combs did not deny kicking or throwing Cassie to the ground, and even downplays these acts of violence, Slavik said in her arguments this morning.
    NBC News, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Even as Vancouver publicly downplays its conviction about Cootes, internally, the conversation around him is beginning to shift materially.
    Thomas Drance, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The anti-American side focuses exclusively on the tragedies, usually makes slavery the chief argument for the prosecution, and dismisses the triumphs as hypocritical rhetoric.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Some critics have interpreted the ending as a glib last-minute twist that threatens to neutralize the story’s potency and dismisses the seriousness of the movie’s premise.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025

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“De-emphasizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/de-emphasizes. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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