tamp
Example Sentences
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Sal stews morosely amid bursts of threatening belligerence that Sonny tries to tamp down.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
In 2022, the ETF traded this way and the S&P 500 fell 25% as the Federal Reserve began its rate hiking campaign to tamp down inflation and economic demand.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
Her family urged people to tamp down speculation and she eventually returned safe and unharmed.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
On stage at the summit, one startup founder after another sought to tamp down the hype around humanoid robots.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
Akira tried to tamp down the panic rising inside her.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
