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as in restraint
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Recent Examples of understatement
Of course, acceptance doesn’t always come easily, which is probably the understatement of the century.
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Her filmmaking choices, from fevered editing rhythms to an urgently swelling score, rarely favor understatement, while the performances benefit from a heartfelt, in-the-moment intensity, but little modulation or finesse.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Renee Parenteau To say that Shannon Miller knows about tumbling in gymnastics would be an understatement.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
To call it game-changing would be an understatement.
—Gary Roughead, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Her filmmaking choices, from fevered editing rhythms to an urgently swelling score, rarely favor understatement, while the performances benefit from a heartfelt, in-the-moment intensity, but little modulation or finesse.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Renee Parenteau To say that Shannon Miller knows about tumbling in gymnastics would be an understatement.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
To call it game-changing would be an understatement.
—Gary Roughead, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for understatement
Noun
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In meiosis, a cell also divides into two halves, but these halves each have 23 chromosomes.—
Krissi Danielsson,
Parents,
30 July 2024
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That division, called meiosis, results in the egg, which can eventually be fertilized by a sperm, and three extra cells called polar bodies.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2024
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Cox also called for restraint in reaction to Kirk’s assassination, noting that residents of Utah did not riot or loot or engage in violence, and instead held vigils and said prayers.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Despite efforts by the Biden administration to constrain the spyware market through its executive order, trade and visa restrictions, and sanctions, the industry has continued to operate largely without restraint.—
Vas Panagiotopoulos,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Fed’s achievements in stabilizing markets during the 2008 financial crisis and the Covid pandemic, and in bringing down inflation while avoiding recession in recent years, deserve praise rather than disparagement.—
Bill Dudley,
Twin Cities,
16 Aug. 2025
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Patel had sought $10 million in damages on claims of defamation, injurious falsehood and business disparagement.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
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The severity of droughts, flooding, all of that will get worse.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The severity of a sprain depends on how much of a ligament is torn.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Bush declined to do so out of modesty, an increasingly rare trait in today’s Washington.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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What is especially striking is the contrast between the relative modesty of what is shown and the scenes of María Ángeles recounting her experiences, with great relish, to her childhood friend Joséfa (María Áfonsa Rosso), now a nun in a silent order.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
29 Aug. 2025
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Expectations are for some moderation from last month’s pace, but the data will be watched for signs that tariffs or the softening job market might be weighing on spending.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The major platforms have also reduced their content moderation efforts over the past year or so.—
Annie Margaret,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Those who enjoy the simplicity and ease of a hair serum will like Hers’s Minoxidil Solution.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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The secret’s in the simplicity—and the rave reviews say it all.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
11 Sep. 2025
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This gives the outfit a cool twist without sacrificing elegance.—
Emma Mehl,
Glamour,
10 Sep. 2025
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Nothing more needs to be said to exhibit the chasm about to open up between two young women who share much in the way of gentility, elegance and accomplishments.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Understatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/understatement. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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