to put it mildly
idiom
—used to say that a statement is actually an understatement and that the thing referred to is actually larger, more important, more serious, etc.
It was a difficult experience, to put it mildly.
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This, to put it mildly, was not the view of a majority of the newspaper’s staff and contributors, a handful of whom quit.
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The Editors, National Review, 31 Oct. 2024
This is, to put it mildly, totally and utterly absurd.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Trump’s interactions with his late brother Freddy (Charlie Carrick) are, to put it mildly, unflattering (though pale in comparison with how Freddy is treated by his father).
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Oct. 2024
Today, feedbacks are, to put it mildly, a growing concern.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 9 Oct. 2024
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The Editors, National Review, 31 Oct. 2024
This is, to put it mildly, totally and utterly absurd.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Trump’s interactions with his late brother Freddy (Charlie Carrick) are, to put it mildly, unflattering (though pale in comparison with how Freddy is treated by his father).
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Oct. 2024
Today, feedbacks are, to put it mildly, a growing concern.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 9 Oct. 2024
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“To put it mildly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20put%20it%20mildly. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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