CLAMP DOWN Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

clamp down

verb

Definition of clamp down

as in to rein (in)

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Recent Examples of clamp down President Cyril Ramaphosa also spoke out against violence at the protests, vowing that the police would clamp down on people breaking the law. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday after hiking borrowing costs in September to clamp down on inflation. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 This is even after GitHub took action to clamp down on the problem after the 2025 report. — Alex Colon, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 The Federal Trade Commission is working on a policy to clamp down on personalized pricing, while individual states are imposing rules of their own. — Emma Roth, The Verge, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clamp down

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Activists say their new constitutional amendment will help ensure that Virginia stays a safe haven for access, even if the state turns back to Republican control in future years.

— Rachel Cohen Booth, Vox, 4 Nov. 2026
However, investors on Tuesday are turning back to semiconductors and power, electrical equipment, and liquid cooling providers like Eaton , which posted strong quarterly results and raised its full-year outlook.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of turn back

Verb

As explained in the video, one of the simplest ways to avoid this is by braking in a straight line.

— Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 7 Nov. 2026
Nobody needs to find the racing line on the way to the grocery store, and most of us will never brake from 130 mph for a corner.

— Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of brake

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While many families are holding back, with youth unemployment about 18% and income growth lagging, China's household savings still are huge.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
The company can also expect litigation from shareholders, and possible regulatory action, if Huang or the board held back material information from investors (Nvidia previously denied the allegations of an affair to media outlets).

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of hold back

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Google said the model is built for bounded tasks such as selecting tools, checking policy compliance, routing queries to the right models, and grading context.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
All residents should check with their town or city and trash provider first to confirm that a model being purchased is compatible with local collection requirements.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of check

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Greenfield resident Donald William Breeden was arrested and booked into Monterey County Jail on two counts of murder with criminal street gang enhancements, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Police arrested him with the victims' Cadillac an hour away in Birmingham.

— KIM CHANDLER, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of arrest

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Consumer product packaging could only be stamped with the chasing arrows recycling symbol if at least 60% of consumers have access to recycling programs that accept the product.

— Lisa Song, ProPublica, 29 Oct. 2026
However, the details of that final inning are indelibly stamped in all their memories.

— Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of stamp

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Barring a delay, Senate Republican leadership elections are scheduled to take place at 9 am on Tuesday; in 2022, Republicans squashed a similar delay tactic.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
Their mission is to clip the Birds’ wings on Sunday, go add some big-time playmakers on the trade market Monday or Tuesday, squash Washington on Thursday and set the stage for an exciting winter in New York.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of squash

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The coating could also generate plasma, an energised gas that produces reactive molecules known to suppress bacterial growth.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
And the other, Loreen Willenburg, a Californian woman, kept the virus at bay for more than three decades without treatment — even while receiving immune-suppressing treatment for lung and brain cancer.

— Diana Kwon, Vox, 11 Nov. 2026

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