cracked down; cracking down; cracks down
: to take positive regulatory or disciplinary action
Synonyms
Examples of crackdown in a Sentence
Noun
Companies that pollute are the target of a new crackdown.
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Alexander Tin, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
Many senators had been skeptical of the TikTok crackdown — but not enough to vote against the aid bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that the House of Representatives had held up for months.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 24 Apr. 2024
The sudden arrest of an ally of Shoigu, who Putin tasked with fighting the war in Ukraine, triggered speculation about a battle within the elite and of a public crackdown on the corruption which has plagued Russia’s post-Soviet armed forces.
—Reuters, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Despite the regime's crackdown, news of Salehi's sentence drew a wave of support from across the Iranian music world.
—Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2024
More than 500 Iranians were killed in the ensuing crackdown, including 72 children, and these citizen videos provide unique documentation of the events, given press restrictions in the country.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024
Read Article > Sep 27, 2023 Monica Chin Disney’s password-sharing crackdown has begun
Photo by Neilson Barnard / Getty Images
Starting on November 1st, Disney Plus will begin restricting password sharing.
—The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024
Password crackdowns are working really well for Netflix — in fact, the media streaming giant added millions of new subscribers because of it.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
However, the boost from Netflix’s password crackdown is likely fading into the rearview mirror.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024
Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2024
But false claims that private money influenced the 2020 election led Georgia and 26 other states to pass laws cracking down on the use of outside money.
—USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024
Filing Murder Charges: Just about every state in America has cracked down on fentanyl distribution by stepping up arrests and increasing prison sentences.
—Simon Romero Daniele Volpe, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2024
Their efforts led the Kansas City Police Department to establish the 24th Street Task Force, which cracked down on crime in the area.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2024
With protests ongoing – and continued calls from the right to crack down on them – many university administrators resorted to calling on the police and the National Guard, working with them to remove student protesters from campus.
—Lauren Lassabe Shepherd, The Conversation, 26 Apr. 2024
The governor pledged to crack down on street crime and dispatched dozens of California Highway Patrol officers to bolster Bay Area policing.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
The state is now cracking down, levying a $251,580 fine in March.
—Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
And efforts to crack down on crime targeting carriers may be paying off.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2024
Noun
Meanwhile, the eye drops outbreak in humans also prompted a crackdown by the Food and Drug Administration across the industry, leading to millions more bottles of over-the-counter brands yanked from shelves and banned from import.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
Many senators had been skeptical of the TikTok crackdown — but not enough to vote against the aid bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that the House of Representatives had held up for months.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 24 Apr. 2024
The sudden arrest of an ally of Shoigu, who Putin tasked with fighting the war in Ukraine, triggered speculation about a battle within the elite and of a public crackdown on the corruption which has plagued Russia’s post-Soviet armed forces.
—Reuters, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Despite the regime's crackdown, news of Salehi's sentence drew a wave of support from across the Iranian music world.
—Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2024
More than 500 Iranians were killed in the ensuing crackdown, including 72 children, and these citizen videos provide unique documentation of the events, given press restrictions in the country.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024
Read Article > Sep 27, 2023 Monica Chin Disney’s password-sharing crackdown has begun
Photo by Neilson Barnard / Getty Images
Starting on November 1st, Disney Plus will begin restricting password sharing.
—The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024
Password crackdowns are working really well for Netflix — in fact, the media streaming giant added millions of new subscribers because of it.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
However, the boost from Netflix’s password crackdown is likely fading into the rearview mirror.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024
Verb
The Biden administration finalized a bunch of regulations that will crack down on climate and air pollution from power plants, possibly forcing many coal plants to close — eventually.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2024
But false claims that private money influenced the 2020 election led Georgia and 26 other states to pass laws cracking down on the use of outside money.
—USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024
Filing Murder Charges: Just about every state in America has cracked down on fentanyl distribution by stepping up arrests and increasing prison sentences.
—Simon Romero Daniele Volpe, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2024
Their efforts led the Kansas City Police Department to establish the 24th Street Task Force, which cracked down on crime in the area.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2024
With protests ongoing – and continued calls from the right to crack down on them – many university administrators resorted to calling on the police and the National Guard, working with them to remove student protesters from campus.
—Lauren Lassabe Shepherd, The Conversation, 26 Apr. 2024
The governor pledged to crack down on street crime and dispatched dozens of California Highway Patrol officers to bolster Bay Area policing.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
The state is now cracking down, levying a $251,580 fine in March.
—Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
And efforts to crack down on crime targeting carriers may be paying off.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2024
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