crack down (on)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crack down (on)
Verb
  • With the ending of placements at the Civic and city-funded rooms in other CoLEAD shelters, safety ambassadors who were paid to quell the violence on Third Avenue turned to other shelter organizations.
    Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2025
  • For decades, DeLodder said, hospitals have quelled the establishment of freestanding birthing centers by arguing against their necessity.
    Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Multiple fire departments worked to suppress the blaze, police said.
    Charles Ventura, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Tigers pitchers, meanwhile, rank 14th in suppressing home runs.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • A bit subdued and a bit of a passenger.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Another finding is that risk appetite is understandably subdued.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 1 Oct. 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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