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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamping down
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Once your pair crunchy snap peas with peppery arugula, a sweet and zippy homemade dressing, and garlicky toasted breadcrumbs, there is no turning back.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026 -
So, crude oil imported to California from the Gulf Coast states must first sail east to the Bahamas before turning back west to California.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Hungarian government has recently accused Kyiv of deliberately holding back Russian oil deliveries through the pipeline, which crosses Ukraine's territory.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Hungarian government has recently accused Kyiv of deliberately holding back Russian oil deliveries through the pipeline, which crosses Ukraine’s territory.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The competitive picture could swing again in Shanghai next week at the Chinese GP, as Melbourne was one of a small group of tracks where the engines are particularly starved of energy due to a lack of braking zones.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Another teaches panic braking techniques, allowing students to activate a vehicle's anti-lock braking system, or ABS, to stop safely.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Over the shoulder view of young Asian woman using smartphone, checking digital flight ticket and boarding pass on device screen while packing a suitcase on bed for a trip.—
Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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Why, and how, a president engages in military action has serious implications for the constitutional authority of any wartime action and, specifically, whether Congress has any hope of checking the warmaking of a president.—
Charlie Hunt,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2026
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Every medal is double-sided and made using the craft of stamping.—
Micaela English,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2026
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From linework authoring and animation to novel brushing and stamping methods, this toolset facilitates the wide range of unique art styles and painterly effects seen across DreamWorks Animation films while providing artistic control at every stage of production.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Clamping down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamping%20down. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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