clamped down

verb

past tense of clamp down
as in turned back

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamped down
  1. turned back
  2. checked
  3. arrested
  4. stamped
  5. suppressed
  6. suspended
  7. stunted
Verb
  • Sandy Creek has sat idle since a major failure last year and isn’t expected to be turned back on until March 2027.
    — Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
  • After his father was repeatedly brought to an operating room at a hospital in Kandahar and turned back without surgery, Amiri posted a video describing the ordeal.
    — Fatima Faizi, NPR, 10 July 2026
Definition of turned back
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  • Jordan says women should get their A1c checked annually after age 30.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 14 July 2026
  • Sacramento residents could soon have their garbage checked for more than just trash.
    — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of checked
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  • There was briefly some concern earlier this year that Chestnut wouldn’t be able to participate in the 2026 competition after he was arrested for allegedly slapping a man in an Indiana bar.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • Authorities have arrested more than a half dozen people related in relation to Reflecting Pool damage, including former Olympian David Hearn, who was indicted last week on a felony of property destruction.
    — Steve Peoples, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Definition of arrested
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  • Of course, controlling shareholders are not cartons of milk stamped with expiration dates.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 July 2026
  • The Derya Arms shotgun was stamped that that it was manufactured in the country of Turkey, according to FBI agents who searched the home.
    — Logan Smith, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of stamped
Verb
  • Why use glyphosate For well over a century, the state and federal government aggressively suppressed all fire in California forests — many of which were adapted to low-severity flames that rolled through the understory every five to 20 years.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 123 drones into the country in its latest wave, of which 108 drones were shot down or suppressed.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Definition of suppressed
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  • By some architectural wizardry of concrete and glass the pictures inside stand to attention, as if they, too, are suspended in time and space—a collection that faces in one direction, in orderly fashion, like the Terracotta Army.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • The Ministry of Education suspended in-person classes in the departments of San Marcos, Quetzaltenango, Suchitepéquez and Retalhuleu, near the quake's epicenter.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Definition of suspended
Verb
  • VanSumeren played both positions with the Eagles over three seasons, although injuries have stunted his evolution.
    — The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 8 July 2026
  • This lack of competition has stunted the organizational capacity of both the Democratic and Republican Parties, rendering them hollow and unable to cultivate, train, or support a pipeline of young candidates.
    — Peter Gosselin, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of stunted
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