damage control

noun

: measures taken to offset or minimize damage to reputation, credibility, or public image caused by a controversial act, remark, or revelation

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Now, Israel is in damage control mode, releasing older photos and videos of Sinwar hiding in tunnels with stashes of money in an attempt to portray the Hamas leader as a selfish man who only ever cared for himself. —

Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024 Since the director shoehorns himself into a cameo at the very end to arbitrarily explain away one potential plot hole and do some damage control, the final result is mediocre at best. —

Dan Heching, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024 Bayesian builder in damage control TISG’s CEO, Giovanni Costantino, has been in damage control mode since the yacht sank last month. —

Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 Sep. 2024 After a year of aggressive tightening aimed at taming inflation, this shift signals that the central bank is now in damage control mode. —

Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for damage control

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of damage control was in 1943

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“Damage control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damage%20control. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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