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to reduce in apparent importance
- he self-deprecatingly downplays his own contributions to the festival's success
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The Words of the Week - 9/11/20
The Words of the Week - 9/11/20
Some of the words that defined the week ending September 11, 2020
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“Downplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downplay. Accessed 19 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of downplay was in 1948
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