dial back

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Verb

dial back (third-person singular simple present dials back, present participle (US) dialing back or (UK) dialling back, simple past and past participle (US) dialed back or (UK) dialled back)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To reduce (one's energy or intensity); to restrain (a feeling or action).
    Synonyms: de-emphasize, downplay
    Antonyms: dial up, ratchet up
    • 2023 July 9, AP, “‘You should have seen this note’: US meteorologists harassed for reporting on climate crisis”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 October 2026:
      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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