damage control
nounDefinition of damage control
: 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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The damage control did not save elected Republicans from their chronic struggle to navigate Trump's excesses. — Anchorage Daily News, "‘He always doubles down’: Inside the political crisis caused by Trump’s racist tweets," 21 July 2019 Of course, a political strategy of highlighting that your own candidate has long committed verbal blunders is not the ideal method of damage control. — Katie Glueck, New York Times, "Joe Biden Knows He Says the Wrong Thing," 12 Aug. 2019 British officials spent the weekend trying to do damage control after the messages leaked, as their White House counterparts downplayed Darroch's comments. — Nick Thompson, CNN, "Boris Johnson refuses to rule out firing ambassador who criticized Trump," 9 July 2019 There’s also an element of PR damage control here for Xi. — Ian Bremmer, Time, "The Quick Read About… President Xi Jinping’s Trip to North Korea," 20 June 2019 The government of the day quickly did damage control by broadcasting the vice president’s speech on All India Radio (AIR). — Salman Khurshid, Quartz India, "Rumours, suspicions, fears: What Indian Muslims have battled since Independence," 26 July 2019 The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills The morning after their drunken tirade, Lisa Rinna encourages Kyle and Teddi to do damage control in this new episode of the unscripted series. 9 p.m. — Ed Stockly, latimes.com, "What's on TV Tuesday: ‘Blood & Treasure’ on CBS," 24 June 2019 Protest leaders have refused to restart talks with military leaders, who have been in damage control mode following international criticism of the attacks. — Ben Wedeman, CNN, "Activists were killed and women were raped. But some defiant Sudanese say their revolution isn't over yet," 20 June 2019 Following all this damage control, the future of the So Rich lipsticks — and Jaclyn Cosmetics — still remains in the air. — Thatiana Diaz, refinery29.com, "Jaclyn Hill Is Giving Every Person Who Bought Her Lipstick A Refund," 25 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'damage control.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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