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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamped down
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But while 52,000 customers across the country got their lights turned back on, approximately 490,380 customers are still without electricity, Vaz acknowledged.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025 -
But in the meantime, the franchise has turned back to a familiar face to bolster the offense -- that of receiver Gabe Davis.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Folsom Boulevard remained closed Monday morning as crews checked for hot spots, Nunez said.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Even the most cautious of home cooks who have checked their glassware and oven temperatures can still manage to shatter a glass bowl or pan.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Wondra wasn’t charged with those felonies until March 2023, after she’d been arrested in connection with Michael’s death.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Oct. 2025
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Two participants have been arrested, and three others are being questioned, one of those officials said.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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The burger consists of two steakburger patties, American cheese, pickles, onions and ketchup on a bun stamped with the Bitcoin symbol.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
31 Oct. 2025
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The vials are then inspected using flashes of light, stamped, boxed up and shipped out via a warehouse.—
Janis Mackey Frayer,
NBC news,
29 Oct. 2025
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This may have resulted in cooling that had until now suppressed the sublimation of water ice to steam.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Of those, 592 drones and 31 missiles were shot down or otherwise suppressed, the air force said.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
30 Oct. 2025
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More than 735,000 people were evacuated in Cuba as Melissa approached, according to President Miguel Díaz-Canel, while in the Bahamas, preliminary estimates show 1,485 residents were evacuated before all flights were suspended ahead of the approaching storm.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty from 1996 was never fully ratified, and Moscow suspended participation in the bilateral US-Russia New START deal in 2023, which will expire in February.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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With a lot of social groups stunted by the COVID pandemic, Laturno was eager to form a group that embraces any and every player, but keeps things light and enjoyable.—
Madison Beveridge,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
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However, their progress has been stunted due to the fragile nature of qubits.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Clamped down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamped%20down. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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