raise/lower the temperature
idiom
: to make people more/less angry about a situation
The governor's speech raised/lowered the political temperature.
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Earlier in the day, Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty about the need to lower the temperature in the region, State Department spokesman Matt Miller said.
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Henry Austin, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
Leaving your garage door slightly cracked open allows the hot air inside to vent, which, in turn, helps to lower the temperature in the rest of the house.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2024
There have been widespread calls from Republicans and Democrats in the wake of Saturday to lower the temperature surrounding politics.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2024
Boosting Nucleation Surfaces and impurities can dramatically lower the energy barrier for nucleation — and therefore raise the temperature at which ice forms.
—Quanta Magazine, 17 June 2024
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Henry Austin, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
Leaving your garage door slightly cracked open allows the hot air inside to vent, which, in turn, helps to lower the temperature in the rest of the house.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2024
There have been widespread calls from Republicans and Democrats in the wake of Saturday to lower the temperature surrounding politics.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2024
Boosting Nucleation Surfaces and impurities can dramatically lower the energy barrier for nucleation — and therefore raise the temperature at which ice forms.
—Quanta Magazine, 17 June 2024
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“Raise/lower the temperature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raise%2Flower%20the%20temperature. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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