de-emphasize

Her refusal to de-emphasize her Tennessee accent or downplay her assets endeared her to a wide audience, along with her unsinkable pride in her country roots.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

Young adults also de-emphasize responsibilities, such as voting and working, that older Americans believe are part of being a good citizen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Some Berkshire watchers think that Abel will de-emphasize equity investing as CEO.

From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026

McLennan explained that the fund will, at times, de-emphasize gold and load up more on stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 27, 2026

Some intellectual revolution must come which will de-emphasize business and industry and re-emphasize most other ways of self-expression.

From An American Idyll The Life of Carleton H. Parker by Cornelia Stratton Parker

Now, the Austin, Texas, company is regaining ground, even as it has de-emphasized its core auto business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Leagues were de-emphasized in favor of open bowling, parties and corporate events.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026

For years, schools taught reading using approaches that de-emphasized phonics and encouraged strategies such as guessing words based on context clues.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

“Deliveries—and fundamentals broadly—have been de-emphasized in our recent conversations with investors,” wrote Kallo.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

In almost all cases, the tests measure strictly math and reading skills, so even science and history have been de-emphasized.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

In the campaigns that have followed, Europeans have mostly been de-emphasizing, rather than actively criticizing, Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

European defense stocks have weakened of late, partly in response to suggestions of a more lasting cease-fire, but Morgan Stanley recommended caution about de-emphasizing defense plays.

From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026

The company has been de-emphasizing debt sales this year, viewing preferred as a better financing option because it doesn’t need to be repaid.

From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025

It is “very concerning that we’re de-emphasizing covid, which we may live to regret,” Poland said.

From Salon ● May 6, 2025

In 1876, elected President of Bowdoin College, where he attempts to modernize the school, introducing courses in science, de-emphasizing religion, and becomes involved in student demonstrations over the question of ROTC.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara