slap down
verb
slapped down; slapping down; slaps down
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public protests against the dictatorial government were always promptly slapped down
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Trump calls the Supreme Court justices ‘fools,’ announces new 10% global tariff after Supreme Court strikes down his previous tariffs.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Its strategy was vindicated on Friday, when the U.S. Supreme Court slapped down those tariffs as unconstitutional.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
The White House argued that a national security law dating back to the 1970s—the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)—gives the President the authority to declare an emergency and slap down tariffs on his own.
—Philip Wang, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
Time and time again, courts have slapped down these strong-arm tactics that lack the force of law.
—Bob Morgan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Its strategy was vindicated on Friday, when the U.S. Supreme Court slapped down those tariffs as unconstitutional.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
The White House argued that a national security law dating back to the 1970s—the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)—gives the President the authority to declare an emergency and slap down tariffs on his own.
—Philip Wang, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
Time and time again, courts have slapped down these strong-arm tactics that lack the force of law.
—Bob Morgan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Slap down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20down. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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