underplays

present tense third-person singular of underplay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for underplays
Verb
  • In practice, that means the median sales price of new homes understates the actual discount, because many concessions don’t show up in the data.
    Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • The film’s overall low-key tenor downplays both moral judgment and conspicuous style, though neither are entirely lacking.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, the laws can’t go into effect until the federal government enacts similar legislation, and both the 2025 versions of the bill fizzled out in a congressional committee.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Commissioners’ closest vote involved the portion of the budget legislation that enacts a less than 1% increase in household trash fees.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Underplays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underplays. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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