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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Heather Law, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
The detention comes under President Donald Trump's crackdown on undocumented immigrants.
—Amanda Castro
billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Kansas City Star, 13 July 2025
Lawmakers then created a Gaming Control Commission as part of an agreement with the Seminole Tribe to further crack down.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
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Noun
Both outlets have long been popular across Myanmar for their independent reporting, and have become even more vital following the junta’s crackdown on the free press.
—Heather Law, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
The detention comes under President Donald Trump's crackdown on undocumented immigrants.
—Amanda Castro
billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Verb
Residents credit both the new Plaza security and efforts by Kansas City Police, which in November began a special effort to crack down on street racing and sideshows.
—Kansas City Star, 13 July 2025
Lawmakers then created a Gaming Control Commission as part of an agreement with the Seminole Tribe to further crack down.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
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“Crackdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crackdown. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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