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play up
verb as in emphasize
Example Sentences
The dress bizarrely burdened Hurley with a ready-made character to play up to, which she did without overt complaint.
All the women in this video play up subtle sexiness between colored neon, film noir lighting, and sexy silhouettes.
Certainly the Obama campaign tried to play up the age difference.
And, like Fox, ABC seems to want to play up limited event-driven programming.
As a result, media and Netizens are tempted to play up sexy angles.
I was afraid you wouldn't like it, but you must try to understand that I was forced to play up to local sentiment.
He was clever enough at his work, but it was difficult to make him play games, and impossible to make him play up.
The notch in the guard must be long enough to give the bolt free play up and down.
"I suppose you think you're going to cut the youngster out as well with the other one, and play up with her," Barber added.
They embarked as natives in a native ship, and from the very outset they found it necessary to play up to their disguise.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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