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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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
But the larger crackdown is potentially of more concern for creators on itch.io, which has long been considered a relatively safe haven (NSFW) for creators of adult gaming content that might not be welcome on other major platforms.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2025
Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 25 July 2025
Trump signed an executive order in January looking to crack down on DEI initiatives at American corporations.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 23 July 2025
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Noun
His immigration crackdown has also begun to backfire.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
But the larger crackdown is potentially of more concern for creators on itch.io, which has long been considered a relatively safe haven (NSFW) for creators of adult gaming content that might not be welcome on other major platforms.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2025
Verb
Bettison said the uptick in teen violence the city has seen in recent weeks has slowed down since his department began cracking down on curfew, which also includes overtime for officers to patrol later into the night, but didn't immediately provide data.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 25 July 2025
Trump signed an executive order in January looking to crack down on DEI initiatives at American corporations.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 23 July 2025
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“Crackdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crackdown. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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