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Recent Examples of underemphasis
The presence of such players—who inevitably become leaders on their college teams—may have helped spread the underemphasis on academics that already afflicts too many student athletes.
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Andrew Zimbalist, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2018
Andrew Zimbalist, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underemphasis
minimization
Noun
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In fact, according to the EFF analyst, many lawmakers have recognized these approaches, such as data minimization, in existing age-verification proposals.—
Barbara Booth,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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Monitoring and documentation requirements of releases are merely recommended, and avoidance and minimization of adverse impacts to animals, plants and the public are left up to the industry.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Underemphasis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underemphasis. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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