CLAMPED DOWN Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

clamped down

verb

past tense of clamp down

as in turned back

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While not everyone in Dyer had had their power restored, many whose service was turned back on in the last day just lost power again.

— Megan De Mar, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Madonna has turned back the clock with a leading 11 nominations for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, while Taylor Swift follows with nine, setting up another potentially historic Moon Person showdown.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2026

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That’s laudable, but politically beneficial, too — another Donalds box checked.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
For his final question, Reddington asked about whether Clancy's thyroid should have been checked via bloodwork when doctors were prescribing her a number of different psychiatric medications over the course of just a few months.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026

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Police said one of the suspects arrested two days ago was expected to appear in court on Monday, while the other three would appear on a later date.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
In 2021, a teen was arrested after wounding two students and injuring two others in a shooting at a high school in Newport News, Virginia.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

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That combination, just like QIH, suppressed neuronal firing and stripped out a comparable share of synapses, but the mice came out of it with impaired fear memory.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026
The unknowns attached to Brooks have understandably kept his ADP suppressed.

— Brad Evans, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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Argentina attacking midfielder Thiago Almada has been given a one-match ban for unsporting behaviour, while team official Roberto Ayala has been suspended for three matches for one count of assault, and the pair have also been fined $30,000 each.

— Ali Rampling, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Video from the incident showed riders suspended vertically as people gathered below.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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On Saturday, after a fourth-down false start penalty stunted the Rams’ first drive, Bennett threw his two best passes of the game during the next one.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Just a few hours from the Arctic Ocean, the exercise helps the Miami native narrow his view to suit a world stunted by extreme cold.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

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