clamped down

past tense of clamp down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamped down
Verb
  • Here our cicerone stopped and turned back to address us.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Lopez turned back to the reporter to finish answering her question.
    Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Hunters in alligator management zone 1 in southwest Arkansas checked 69 alligators, and hunters in south-central Arkansas, zone 2, harvested four.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2025
  • This episode was produced by Berly McCoy, edited by Rebecca and fact checked by Tyler Jones.
    Regina G. Barber, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Five days later she and Troy were arrested along with William Merritt, Troy’s friend who accompanied him and was later convicted as an accessory.
    Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Federal investigators say a Florida man has been arrested in connection with one of the most destructive wildfires in California history, a blaze that began as a New Year’s spark that charred some 7,000 structures and killed 12 people.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There was Lee Marvin’s Point Blank, and he was indelibly stamped in that 1967 production.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The loafers are stamped with the American Podiatric Medical Association Seal of Acceptance, which means doctors give them a thumbs up for supporting foot health.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Onondagas support plans announced by the mayor of Syracuse in 2020 to remove the statue of Columbus, an Italian explorer who helped the Spanish establish a colonial foothold in the Caribbean and later suppressed revolts by Indigenous people.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The defense also argued that evidence recovered from the backpack Mangione was carrying when he was arrested at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s should be suppressed.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Of course, that’s down from the previous week’s unusually huge numbers due to interest in how Kimmel would mark his return after being suspended by Disney/ABC.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Cornerbacks coach Armond Hawkins was suspended for allegedly giving extra benefits to players, which includes sideline passes for family members.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, their progress has been stunted due to the fragile nature of qubits.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Helene has stunted that growth.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Clamped down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamped%20down. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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