as in suppressed
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
a repressive government that cracked down on political demonstrations
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The other theme was how much player movement has been suppressed.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026 -
The group also said the memorial had suppressed other voices that criticized Israel, including the Israeli philosopher Omri Boehm, who was slated to give a commemoration speech at Buchenwald last year.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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Suspicion of a Kurdish insurgency, however, might not be so easily quelled, not only among Pahlavi’s supporters but across Iran’s political spectrum.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2026
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Deadly childhood disease after deadly childhood disease quelled by vaccines.—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
2 Mar. 2026
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Diazsandi was subsequently subdued and taken into custody by the officers, police said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Knicks had just come off a 142-103 victory in Denver on Friday night, one night after the Nuggets had subdued the Lakers, 120-113.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
9 Mar. 2026
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Time and time again, courts have slapped down these strong-arm tactics that lack the force of law.—
Bob Morgan,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
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And that’s the big ol’ marker general manager Adam Peters has slapped down on the table, a year-plus into his stint here.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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The video shows both girls putting down their backpacks at roughly the same time.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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The beautiful cat curled up and died the day after Houdini was put down, too brokenhearted to go on.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Cracked down (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cracked%20down%20%28on%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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