damage control

NOUN

containment of damage or loss

Synonyms

WEAK

compensation correction damage assessment disaster control recompense troubleshooting

Example Sentences

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"It was a hush email," and "an effort to damage control," says one worker - while another says it made her "furious".

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Is there any damage control that can be done?

From Slate • May 7, 2026

Whittlesey said he suspects that the combination of flood-control requirements and damage control after the pipe failure is likely costing them tens of thousands of acre-feet of snowmelt.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Amodei apologized for the comment and said Anthropic would go to court to fight the supply-chain risk designation, but he will likely have to do more damage control to co-exist with the administration moving forward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

“It’s the damage control part I gotta figure out.”

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older