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  • verb Present participle of underplay.

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Examples

  • "If BP, or executives made false statements, and several senators already have accused BP of making false statements, not only in getting the permits to dig that well, but also in kind of underplaying the gravity of the spill."

    Breaking News: CBS News 2010

  • Some analysts worry the Fed is underplaying gains in the recovery and is turning a blind eye to inflation pressures that may be building, as evidenced by rising commodity prices around the world.

    Bernanke: Not Raising Debt Limit Would Be 'Catastrophic' Reuters 2011

  • Nuclear experts have been saying for days that Japan was underplaying the severity of the nuclear crisis.

    Testing finds no radiation threat along West Coast 2011

  • Nuclear experts have been saying for days that Japan was underplaying the severity of the problems at the Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant.

    Japan Admits Disasters Overwhelmed Government 2011

  • Some companies may even be underplaying the amount of R&D they're doing abroad, he said.

    More Companies Plan to Put R&D Overseas Joe Light 2011

  • Some analysts worry the Fed is underplaying gains in the recovery and is turning a blind eye to inflation pressures that may be building, as evidenced by rising commodity prices around the world.

    Bernanke: Not Raising Debt Limit Would Be 'Catastrophic' Reuters 2011

  • Timothy Olyphant, who generally excels at underplaying the part of laconic but lethal U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, comes to the forefront, fueled by grief and rage as he seeks to avenge the senseless murder of his beloved Aunt Helen ("that woman saved my life") at the hands of the degenerate Dickie Bennett (scene-stealer Jeremy Davies).

    Matt's TV Week in Review: A Wedding, A Farewell, and More! 2011

  • Some analysts worry the Fed is underplaying gains in the recovery and is turning a blind eye to inflation pressures that may be building, as evidenced by rising commodity prices around the world.

    Bernanke: Not Raising Debt Limit Would Be 'Catastrophic' Reuters 2011

  • Some analysts worry the Fed is underplaying gains in the recovery and is turning a blind eye to inflation pressures that may be building, as evidenced by rising commodity prices around the world.

    Bernanke: Not Raising Debt Limit Would Be 'Catastrophic' Reuters 2011

  • The only way to "compete" against a performance as dynamic as the one being given by Mr. Jones is to come at it from a different angle, and by underplaying the idiosyncrasies of the combative, querulous Daisy, Ms. Redgrave slips out from under his long shadow and ends up making an equally deep and persuasive impression.

    A Perfect Night on Broadway Terry Teachout 2010

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