Clive Thompson

The people who tend to get the most out of being social thinkers are the people who themselves are helpful. They're always talking or answering people's questions or engaging in productive conversations. They're not being trolls. They're tamping down other people that are being trolls.

Canadian Journalist

Peter Bergen

Every lethal terrorist attack in the United States since 9/11 has been carried out by an American citizen or a legal permanent resident, not by recent immigrants or by refugees. So tamping down immigration won't fix the real issue, which is 'homegrown' terrorism.

American Journalist

Dani Shapiro

When we reach reflexively for something to dull an ache inside of us, in that very moment of reaching, we are hiding from our pain. We're storing it away. Tamping it down.

American Author

Tamping involves a physical movement, implying forceful pressing or hitting.

Physical Action

Tamping is done carefully to avoid damaging what's being compacted.

Careful Effort

Use 'tamping' in contexts like gardening, coffee making, or smoking.

Specific Contexts

When 'tamping' is a noun, it often refers to construction or industrial work.

Construction Focus

In noun form, 'tamping' emphasizes the outcome of the action, such as density.

Result Importance

Tamping can be an ongoing process during a larger task.

Continuous Process

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Tamping

Physical Action

Careful Effort

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