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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Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Trump won reelection on a campaign that promised mass deportations and a crackdown on crime.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Leaders with the Charlotte Area Transit System pledged to crack down on fare evasion by hiring more security staff and increasing their presence on public transit.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
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Noun
What To Know According to the Associated Press (AP), the vote enables the county Board of Supervisors to approve rent relief efforts to tenants who cannot afford to pay their monthly costs of living due to the immigration crackdowns.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Trump won reelection on a campaign that promised mass deportations and a crackdown on crime.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
This has meant states are also cracking down on oversight in their Medicaid systems, in a nationwide push to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the program.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Leaders with the Charlotte Area Transit System pledged to crack down on fare evasion by hiring more security staff and increasing their presence on public transit.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Crackdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crackdown. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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