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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There was no need to address that or do damage control.
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2025
Quinn has some damage control to do in the short term.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
The negotiations to get to this stage will have been challenging but the monarch had no option but to engage damage control mode.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Build shade ranges with intention, not as damage control.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2025
Quinn has some damage control to do in the short term.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
The negotiations to get to this stage will have been challenging but the monarch had no option but to engage damage control mode.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Build shade ranges with intention, not as damage control.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for damage control
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“Damage control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damage%20control. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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