as in to minimize
to reduce in apparent importance
you're at a point in your career where you can de-emphasize your academic record and emphasize your work experience
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Recent Examples of de-emphasize
What’s more, World Aquatics set up a new scoring system in 2023 to de-emphasize subjectivity and put more focus on a routine’s objective difficulty in terms of overall points.
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Julia Sullivan, SELF, 6 Aug. 2024
Surveys consistently show that physicians aren’t always comfortable having conversations about the cost of care, with explanations including lack of time, unfamiliarity with costs and viable solutions, and a physician culture that de-emphasizes cost considerations.
—Henry Bair, STAT, 31 July 2024
And Leventhal himself has de-emphasized the app’s crypto nature in favor of a more holistic vision for the company.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 31 July 2024
The Vance approach de-emphasizes peoples' roles as consumers, as opposed to workers.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 17 July 2024
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Julia Sullivan, SELF, 6 Aug. 2024
Surveys consistently show that physicians aren’t always comfortable having conversations about the cost of care, with explanations including lack of time, unfamiliarity with costs and viable solutions, and a physician culture that de-emphasizes cost considerations.
—Henry Bair, STAT, 31 July 2024
And Leventhal himself has de-emphasized the app’s crypto nature in favor of a more holistic vision for the company.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 31 July 2024
The Vance approach de-emphasizes peoples' roles as consumers, as opposed to workers.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 17 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for de-emphasize
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In contrast, the single-bore method minimizes street-level disruption.Dan Phan, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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This method, which is based on the idea of moving to where the hottest deer sign and action can be found, is used by many hunters who decide to minimize their hunting gear footprint and overall carry weight.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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Many Hindu nationalists, however, downplay or reject this scenario, in part because of its lingering association with colonial narratives about a race of fair-skinned Aryans conquering the region.ByVaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 4 Nov. 2024
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In relationships with strong traditional roles, many women feel pressure to downplay or keep their differing views quiet to maintain peace with their partners.Erin Coulehan, Glamour, 3 Nov. 2024
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Some critics of President Biden may dismiss his recent apology of the federal Indian boarding schools as a strategy to win votes in what was a tight presidential election race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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But other Republicans push back on the criticism of Selzer, saying the campaign should not outright dismiss the poll’s findings.Julia Manchester, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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The movie One of the darkest true stories on this list, An American Crime never undersells or soft-pedals the ceaseless agony of Likens’ ordeal.Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Popular on Variety Navarro doesn’t soft-pedal her disdain for recent remarks former President Donald Trump has made about immigrants eating dogs and cats — just one of the hot topics Phillip and a shifting ensemble of pundits, reporters and experts tackle each weeknight.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Sep. 2024
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“De-emphasize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/de-emphasize. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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