CLAMPDOWN 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 There's no advocacy organization for young people who might engage in street protests but get clamped down on. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 16 June 2026 City leaders who spoke with The Star broadly agreed with Lucas’ push to clamp down on similar businesses. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026 The White House and Congress are working on a deal to clamp down on what US citizens are allowed to say online. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 10 June 2026 Trump knows, if the war doesn’t end soon, global oil, fertilizer and other commodities shortages will clamp down on the global economy. — John Seiler, Oc Register, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for clamp down

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The front-9 and the beginning of the back-9 holes play mostly away from the coastline, but play moves back towards the Moray Firth on the par-4 13th, hugging the waterline for the 14th, 15th, and 16th holes before turning back towards the clubhouse.

— Zach Schenfisch, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
As the clock ticked down, Boyle took off his headphones, dropped the microphone and turned back into a student, rushing the field with his classmates.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of turn back

Verb

United hold back 200 tickets from each away allocation (typically 3,000) for their players, and not all of these are taken.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Lenders financing these projects tend to hold back the money until the asset is covered for its full build cost, so the insurance question comes with a hard financial edge attached.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of hold back

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Police had received a report of a person allegedly checking parked vehicles Wednesday afternoon and arrived to find a man, described as being in his 30s, Madison Police Chief John Patterson said during a news conference Wednesday.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
With the sites listed above, patients can check whether their statements are true.

— Ella Moore July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

Definition of check

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The Fort Worth Police Department arrested three men on narcotics charges after seizing a large amount of drugs from their homes, police said.

— Mary Ella Hastings July 17, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026
Aïnouz’s new feature, however, is extreme in its brand of dysfunction and study of incestuous lust, amped up by its arresting cinematography.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Definition of arrest

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Wall Street uses it, too — all global stock and commodity trades are stamped in UTC.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Granbury spokesperson Jeff Newpher declined to confirm that the city received the recall petitions, although the residents who submitted it posted a photo showing that the petitions were stamped by the city secretary’s office.

— Emily Holshouser July 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

Definition of stamp

Verb

By the early 1900s, Forest Service officials were working aggressively to squash lingering sentiment among white ranchers that intentional fire was productive.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
And Jason Momoa, who recently starred in the game-to-movie blockbuster A Minecraft Movie, appeared to be the best guy to put behind the sci-fi series’ big, bug-squashing hand cannons.

— Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

Definition of squash

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Air rises above the now warmer Pacific, then sinks down over parts of the western Atlantic basin, helping suppress the storms that could grow into a tropical system.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
The Nazis also took more active measures to suppress the film.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026

Definition of suppress

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