to put it mildly

idiom

used to say that a statement is actually an understatement and that the thing referred to is actually larger, more important, more serious, etc.
It was a difficult experience, to put it mildly.

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This, to put it mildly, was not the view of a majority of the newspaper’s staff and contributors, a handful of whom quit. The Editors, National Review, 31 Oct. 2024 This is, to put it mildly, totally and utterly absurd. Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 Trump’s interactions with his late brother Freddy (Charlie Carrick) are, to put it mildly, unflattering (though pale in comparison with how Freddy is treated by his father). Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Oct. 2024 Today, feedbacks are, to put it mildly, a growing concern. Krista Stevens, Longreads, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for to put it mildly 

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“To put it mildly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20put%20it%20mildly. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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