You are the smart one in the family today with ideas and words that defuse tension and help you feel like a team again.
The Sun
You have the words and coolness to defuse tension at home.
The Sun
This could help to defuse tension — or at least reduce the chance of war.
Times, Sunday Times
He cracked jokes to defuse tension at meetings, which he chaired with concision.
Times, Sunday Times
Belle had a natural tendency to defuse tension, whenever there was a lot of it.
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