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as in meiosis
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as in restraint
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Recent Examples of understatement
Here’s a look at how everything went down after the Vikings lost to the Rams:
Lions (6-1)
To say the Lions are a wagon would be an understatement.
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Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2024
To say that the business landscape is expeditiously changing is an understatement.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
Anyone looking to Manifesto for a distillation of how to bring nuance and understatement to a performance is going to be sorely disappointed.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
To say the industrial economy is in Recession appears to be an understatement!
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2024
To say that the business landscape is expeditiously changing is an understatement.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
Anyone looking to Manifesto for a distillation of how to bring nuance and understatement to a performance is going to be sorely disappointed.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
To say the industrial economy is in Recession appears to be an understatement!
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Typical cell division happens by either mitosis or meiosis.Krissi Danielsson, Parents, 30 July 2024
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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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But those seeking restraint and something more clever than the usual carnage will find this talky (in a good way) creeper offers more to chew on than the genre norm.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Perched on a drum riser, Carey balanced forcefulness and restraint, heaviness and subtlety, density and spaciousness.Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
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Since the intelligence agencies do not usually bother to debunk such individual bits of false propaganda, the sudden flurry of public notifications indicates the severity of the threat that U.S. spies now see in the underlying Russian plot against the election.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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The amount represents around 44 percent of the agency's entire two-year budget, underscoring the severity of the situation, as the commission struggles to manage the state's oil and gas industry effectively.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Its materials confer a certain modesty that is befitting of its religious function and, in a sense, typical of the architect.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 July 2024
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The Big Year captures Martin in kinder-gentler mode, but the film’s overall modesty keeps him from really registering.Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2024
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The production’s simplicity ditched the cliches that have accumulated around the play over decades.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Raines believes that simplicity also applies to his politics.Terry Collins, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Years after dazzling in primetime by covering herself in fake blood, Gaga had graced the Oscars stage with utmost elegance, capable of evolving her talents and becoming a stately pop spokeswoman.Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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Many of her items feature Swarovski crystals, which enhance their elegance and appeal.Angela Chan-Danisi, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Understatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/understatement. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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