Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamped down
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That price is a high one and, in lieu of information on their potential backers, neither of the two parties turned back this weekend look able to meet it.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025 -
Instead, they were turned back to the locker room.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
17 Aug. 2025
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Despite my best efforts to neatly square away all of my things inside my carry-on bag or checked luggage, my suitcase eventually ends up looking like a scene out of Twisters.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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The next morning, his son’s girlfriend checked ICE’s detainee locator, which gives the name and address of the detention center where someone is being held, but his son was no longer listed as being in federal custody.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Bennett Lembke, a 34-year-old Caldwell resident, was arrested following a traffic stop in Thurston County, Washington, after Boise police identified him as the suspect and issued a warrant, the agency said in a news release Thursday evening.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Sep. 2025
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Fort Worth police arrested him on suspicion of two offenses.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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For Swifties, that number felt serendipitous with the singer's favorite number, 13, stamped into the record.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
30 Aug. 2025
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For Swifties, that number felt serendipitous with the singer's favorite number, 13, stamped into the record.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Defenders shot down or suppressed 112 drones, the air force said.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Until the 1960s, members of this Indigenous minority were discouraged from reindeer herding, and the church and state suppressed their language and culture.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Continue reading … LEGAL FALLOUT – UCLA quarterback arrested on felony charge, suspended from football team.—
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FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The school has since confirmed that all classes — whether in-person or virtual — campus events, and administrative operations would be suspended during this time, per a university update on its emergency information page.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Electric Dusk arrived as Motown was reincorporated into Capitol Music Group, creating instability that somewhat stunted the record’s potential.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
4 Sep. 2025
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Don’t harvest cilantro that is too small or its growth may be stunted and leaves may lack flavor.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Clamped down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamped%20down. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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