Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sat on
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But when owner and pitmaster Leonard Botello IV put down roots in the historic Heights area of town in 2019, the city embraced it wholeheartedly.—
Melissa Liebling-goldberg,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026 -
Everyone in the community center put down their faux salads to stare at us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Court strikes down California mask law The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals slapped down a California law that would have forced immigration agents and other law enforcement officers to display ID while on duty.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Kalshi won a key case last week when a federal appeals court slapped down an attempt by New Jersey to curb the platform.—
Justin Papp,Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Indiana state senators who quashed the president’s redistricting scheme there?—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
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Karvan and Kavian also took part in the massive protests that swept across Iran in January, before the uprising was violently quashed by the regime.—
Omar Abdulkader,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Either way, something is repressed in Eleanor that is not with Theodora.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Even before the war began, hardship and inflation provoked nationwide protests that were brutally repressed.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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His entourage subdued Sirhan as a teenage busboy cradled the injured Kennedy.—
Sophia Zhang,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 May 2026
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The employees subdued Scott in the parking lot and held him down until police arrived.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Since then authorities have increasingly silenced dissent.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Simley falls The Spartans’ usually potent offense was silenced by freshman phenom Caliegh Barrone in Simley’s 5-0 quarterfinal defeat.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2026
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People were craving the culture and art that had been suppressed during his oppressive reign.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2026
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The Supreme Court spent much of the January oral arguments grappling with the biological advantage men tend to have over women in sports, and whether there is validity to claims that a man’s biological advantage can be suppressed by hormone drugs.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2026
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Duncan approaches Lili, who enthusiastically greets him by telling him she's squashed their daughter's potential problem with the police.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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Predators probably avoided attacking healthy adults of any large sauropod species because of the danger of being squashed.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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“Sat on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sat%20on. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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