crack down (on)

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Verb
  • Five people died and 140 police officers were injured before the insurrection was quelled.
    Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
  • In its way, this was a high occasion of state, an opportunity for the government to make a display of its brisk, sober ability to act, and to quell the unrest that this horrific and very public murder had aroused.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Although Canon had mandated that the Cat's programmability be suppressed, the IAI team nevertheless maintained the ability to compute expressions, which Canon permitted as an extension of the editor metaphor.
    Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
  • However, the country's typically strict online censors did not appear to be limiting discussion in the comments—a tactic often used to suppress sensitive or politically awkward narratives.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Faultlessly subdued bespoke tailoring, and his grosgrain lapel broadcasts a certain seniority.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • By contrast, growth in Unilever’s Prestige beauty division was flat as the market remained subdued.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov told Russian media on Saturday that Kim will sit on Xi's left side during Wednesday's parade, with Putin in the place of honor on the right.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Tabletop This style is small enough to sit on your dining table, a dresser or other prominent display area in your home.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Crack down (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crack%20down%20%28on%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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