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to indicate the importance of by centering attention on
- that TV news program plays up sensational stories just to get higher ratings
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“Play up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/play%20up. Accessed 26 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of play up was in 1814
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