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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But these cities are not exactly models of service quality and good financial stewardship, to put it mildly.
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Adam Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025
The United States would be, to put it mildly, naïve to believe that the accumulation of intelligence and modern warfare knowledge by North Korea, China and Iran presents no threat to the United States.
—Laura Thornton, Twin Cities, 27 June 2025
Despite deep discounts, consumer interest in electrification remains — to put it mildly — tepid at best.
—Ashley Nunes, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
Warrick Page—Max Everyone's favorite traumatized attending had a tough shift, to put it mildly.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
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Adam Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025
The United States would be, to put it mildly, naïve to believe that the accumulation of intelligence and modern warfare knowledge by North Korea, China and Iran presents no threat to the United States.
—Laura Thornton, Twin Cities, 27 June 2025
Despite deep discounts, consumer interest in electrification remains — to put it mildly — tepid at best.
—Ashley Nunes, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
Warrick Page—Max Everyone's favorite traumatized attending had a tough shift, to put it mildly.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
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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 21 Jul. 2025.
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