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  1. play downverb

    Synonyms:
    downplay, de-emphasize

    Antonyms:
    play up

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  1. background, play down, downplayverb

    understate the importance or quality of

    "he played down his royal ancestry"

    Synonyms:
    downplay, minimize, background, understate, minimise

    Antonyms:
    highlight, spotlight, play up, foreground

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  1. Tuukka Rask:

    I dont think they got too many rebound opportunities, thats how theyve been scoring. They were trying to play down low, pushing more pucks in there but I thought we protected the house well, (I) saw every puck. That was huge.

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  • kleinreden, herunterspielenGerman
  • הִצְנִיעַ, גימדHebrew
  • לְהַקְטִין עֵרHebrew
  • преуменьшатьRussian

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