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defuse

verb as in disarm; smooth over

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The Sheriff’s Department did not say whether the bag’s contents or the method of defusing it caused the flash.

However, Mondino was seen as important to Argentina's public image abroad, often stepping in to defuse tensions after confrontational statements made by Milei had upset other nations.

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There has been an attempt to defuse the backlash, with a range of measures being implemented.

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But its goal of defusing the conflict and brokering a ceasefire has eluded the administration at every turn.

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“Iran is ready to defuse tensions with Israel and lay down arms if Israel does the same,” he insisted.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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