cracked down; cracking down; cracks down
: to take positive regulatory or disciplinary action
Examples of crackdown in a Sentence
Noun
Companies that pollute are the target of a new crackdown.
Verb
a repressive government that cracked down on political demonstrations
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FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The decision marks the latest corporate move in response to evolving consumer tastes and the yearslong crackdown on food additives that began with state lawmakers, particularly those in California.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The answer is that China had cracked down on another political movement, this one in Hong Kong in 2019 and 2020.
—Peter Leyden, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Continue reading … GET TRUMPED – Sinaloa cartel boss says recent administration’s border crackdown hurts operations.
—FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The decision marks the latest corporate move in response to evolving consumer tastes and the yearslong crackdown on food additives that began with state lawmakers, particularly those in California.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
Federal and state regulators are ramping up enforcement, with attorneys general from 38 states urging the FDA to crack down on counterfeit distributors, according to a report from the National Association of Attorneys General.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The answer is that China had cracked down on another political movement, this one in Hong Kong in 2019 and 2020.
—Peter Leyden, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Crackdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crackdown. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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