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play down

verb

  1. tr, adverb to make little or light of; minimize the importance of
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He said the players fell short of his "high standards" but then played down the situation by adding it was "nothing" and it was "normal for the players to be relaxed" during the international break.

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In its first response to Trump's criticism of the Russian president, the Kremlin tried to play down the tensions between the two leaders.

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Farage played down pressure on Reform to win the seat - which Labour won with a 34.8% majority at the last election.

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But for whatever reason, by failing to properly situate Trump’s individual acts, they effectively play down the significance of what he is doing.

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President Trump played down the incident, calling it a "glitch" that had "no impact at all" operationally.

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