dial back
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dial back (third-person singular simple present dials back, present participle dialing back or dialling back, simple past and past participle dialed back or dialled back)
- (idiomatic, transitive) To reduce (one's energy or intensity); to restrain (a feeling or action).
- Synonyms: de-emphasize, downplay
- 2023 July 9, AP, “‘You should have seen this note’: US meteorologists harassed for reporting on climate crisis”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
- The Des Moines station asked him to dial back his coverage, facing what he called an understandable pressure to maintain ratings.
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