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as in restraint
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Recent Examples of understatement
To say the Colbans like to keep a low profile is an understatement.
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Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 24 Mar. 2026
To say scouts will be out en masse when Santiago’s Striker Pence pitches Wednesday might be an understatement.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
To call Doncic the hottest player in the NBA would be an understatement.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
To say that the moment has been on his mind for years would be an understatement.
—Jeff Sentell, AJC.com, 21 Mar. 2026
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Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 24 Mar. 2026
To say scouts will be out en masse when Santiago’s Striker Pence pitches Wednesday might be an understatement.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
To call Doncic the hottest player in the NBA would be an understatement.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
To say that the moment has been on his mind for years would be an understatement.
—Jeff Sentell, AJC.com, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for understatement
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According to the study, THC interferes with meiosis, the cell division process crucial for producing healthy eggs.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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In meiosis, a cell also divides into two halves, but these halves each have 23 chromosomes.—
Krissi Danielsson,
Parents,
30 July 2024
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Hegseth came out of his own service, in Iraq and Afghanistan, with the seeming conviction that what had stood in the way of a fuller victory in those wars had been the restraints supposedly placed on how soldiers could kill.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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In a culture that rewards fast takes, that kind of restraint is rare.—
Sonia Singh,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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And though Chalamet did not make such insults himself, his comments fit into this broader context of disparagement and dismissal.—
Chloe Angyal,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
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As February ended, some of the things coming out of the coaches’ mouths felt more like despair than disparagement.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Orkin's bed bug treatment methods may include targeted applications, heat treatments or a combination of strategies, depending on the severity.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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The department said the driver's seat was the only part of the car that remained intact, but despite the severity of the crash, the driver suffered only minor injuries.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Their genuine modesty and humility was really exciting to show.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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His epistemological modesty produced a spirit of caution.—
David Brooks,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Aaron said that incorporating a method of moderation or verification—such as the voting system in Waze—would have required collecting user data that might someday fall under a subpoena.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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The decline followed Musk’s overhaul of moderation systems and the disbanding of internal safety groups.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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Japanese pickling methods, such as nukazuke (fermentation in rice bran), emphasized minimalism and balance, reflecting the cultural values of harmony and simplicity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
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The beauty of cafe curtains lies in their simplicity.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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The through-line across all of it – the music, the acting, the international stages – is a pair of principles Lo articulates with plainness.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
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Maybe that’s because the interiors have a certain plainness — one that’s accurate to Georgian classicism but boring to Hollywood hotshots.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Understatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/understatement. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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