How to Use de-emphasize in a Sentence
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Beginnings and endings, as well as the tops and tails of acts, are de-emphasized.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2023
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The thing about spelling is that orthography seems to have become de-emphasized over the years.
—Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2023
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Another way to de-emphasize appearance is to choose their clothes for function as well as or even instead of form.
—Virginia Sole-Smith, Parents, 29 Sep. 2023
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The Vance approach de-emphasizes peoples' roles as consumers, as opposed to workers.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 17 July 2024
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When implemented in sports, kaizen de-emphasizes the game’s outcome.
—Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2023
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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
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Matthew believes making wrestling a family thing has helped Justice by de-emphasizing the pressure that comes with competing in such an intense one-on-one sport.
—Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2024
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Instead, Priscilla was filmed in a taller 1.85:1, allowing for more vertical space above and below Elordi to subtly de-emphasize his stature.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024
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He's made more than 60 appearances each of the last two seasons, and was much better for the Astros after the trade with the Yankees, de-emphasizing his four-seam fastball and increasing his breaking ball usage.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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He's made more than 60 appearances each of the last two seasons, and was much better for the Astros after the trade with the Yankees, de-emphasizing his four-seam fastball and increasing his breaking ball usage.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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But when they were added, the documents never de-emphasized earlier concerns.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
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Many schools have already begun to de-emphasize the need for standardizing testing; others are taking the stronger step to get rid of legacy admissions, which favor the children of alumni.
—Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 29 June 2023
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But over the course of last year, the board repeatedly discussed the content of the class with Florida officials, who objected to specific ideas that were later removed or de-emphasized.
—Stephanie Saul, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2023
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One notable difference: The committee suggested that fat-free or low-fat dairy foods be de-emphasized as items for inclusion in a healthy dietary pattern and be taken off the primary list of foods.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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In an era when analytically driven front offices de-emphasize R.B.I. as a pure statistic, the players still believe in their value.
—David Waldstein, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2023
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This isn’t surprising considering that offenses have de-emphasized throwing the ball downfield in favor of keeping the chains moving.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2024
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The campaign used accounts with the same name as the organization in what appeared to be an effort to trigger Twitter’s policy to de-emphasize inauthentic campaigns.
—Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
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Instead, both sides envisage a low-key form of cooperation that de-emphasizes the prospect of U.S. combat operations inside Iraq.
—Steven Simon and Adam Weinstein, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2023
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Moving forward, however, Marvel intends to de-emphasize those connections, as some audiences have come to see the 46 titles that currently make up the MCU as a barrier of entry.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 21 May 2024
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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.
—Julia Sullivan, SELF, 6 Aug. 2024
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Starting next January, any automaker that wants their motor vehicles to ace the group’s safety test will need to add more physical buttons and de-emphasize touch-sensitive controls.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2024
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Kennedy, however, wanted to de-emphasize the role of nuclear weapons in U.S. military strategy for defending the allied position in Berlin.
—Timothy Naftali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Dec. 2023
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The statement also de-emphasizes language toward tech and high-end manufacturing.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Several of the reform proposals would de-emphasize the role of high-impact journals that charge pricey APCs as gatekeepers of quality in scientific scholarship.
—Byjeffrey Brainard, science.org, 1 Aug. 2024
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But after acquiring Reebok in 2005, Adidas de-emphasized Reebok’s commitment to basketball.
—Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 26 May 2024
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The justices are expected to review laws in Florida and Texas that prohibit social media platforms from removing or de-emphasizing certain content and force them to publish details of their algorithms.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2023
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During his six-year term, López Obrador de-emphasized direct conflict with cartels and instead bolstered scholarships, job training, economic aid and other initiatives in a bid to provide alternative career paths for at-risk youth.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
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Since the late 1990s, most American students have been taught to read according to an approach called balanced literacy, which de-emphasizes phonics and explicit decoding in favor of fostering pleasure in reading.
—Thomas Howell, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
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But quietly, other universities have reinstated SAT requirements just a few years after joining the national wave to de-emphasize the test’s importance.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
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Society has to encourage learning alongside and after formal education, de-emphasize risks of embarrassment, and celebrate the joy that comes with being seen and understood.
—Olivia Antigua, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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