tamp down

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Meaning: Tocompacta substance (usually soil) until it is flat.; (idiomatic,by extension)Tosuppressorreduce(something, usually an emotion or thought).2022January 17, Jonathan Martin, Maggie Haberman, “Who Is King of Florida? Tensions Rise Between Trump and a Former Acolyte.”, inThe New York Times‎[1],→ISSN:Mr. Trump’s aides also have tried totamp downquestions about the former president’s frustrations, so as not to elevate Mr. DeSantis.2024September 11,Richard Brody, ““Winner” Takes Political Comedy Seriously”, inThe New Yorker‎[2]:[Tina]Satter’s “Reality” has a dramatic vigor that’s missing from the corresponding scenes in[Susanna]Fogel’s “Winner,” but thetamped-downtone in “Winner” is actually closer to the actual tone of those interrogations, as heard firsthand in yet another film—Sonia Kennebeck’s 2021 documentary, “Reality Winner.”

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