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downplay
4 April 2026 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (verb) Represent as less significant or important.
Synonyms: understate, minimize.
Usage: As the police interrogated him, Henry tried desperately to downplay his role in the bank robbery.
hoarfrost
3 April 2026 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (noun) Frozen dew that forms a white coating on a surface.
Synonyms: rime.
Usage: In the morning, one will arise as fresh as a lark and look at the window, and see the fields overlaid with hoarfrost, and fine icicles hanging from the naked branches.
steadfast
2 April 2026 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (adjective) Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable.
Synonyms: unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering, firm, steady, stiff.
Usage: He remained steadfast in his belief that he had done the right thing.