underemphasize

verb

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as in to understate

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Recent Examples of underemphasize The charts can also miss or underemphasize trends in music streaming, a challenge that Billboard itself has acknowledged. — Julia Malleck, Quartz, 25 June 2022 In fiction, perhaps there can be a tendency to both overemphasize and underemphasize the centrality of this activity to modern life. — David Wallace, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021 Many university cybersecurity programs underemphasize cyber law, risk management, enterprise architecture and executive communication, producing graduates who can configure a firewall but cannot assess business risk or brief a board. — Harpreet Sidhu, Fortune, 13 June 2026
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  • Venturini argued that the city’s population is understated because many students and seasonal workers spend most of the year in Venice without registering as residents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • However, the restrictions allowed things to be fittingly understated.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
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“Underemphasize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underemphasize. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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