Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sat on
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The ideal is to put down at least 20% to avoid paying private mortgage insurance, which is generally required for mortgages that exceed 80% of the home's value.—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Since temperatures have warmed up a bit, Indy DPW crews and Snow Force have put down small amounts of salts on the road.—
Jen Guadarrama,
IndyStar,
27 Jan. 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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But outpatient centers — where most treatment happens in California — do not have to adhere to those same standards, and proposals to require state licenses for such centers have been repeatedly quashed.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
12 Jan. 2026
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Iran's autocratic regime has quashed several previous waves of unrest, violently, and the source in Tehran told CBS News there was significant fear among many people that the current protests would draw a similar draconian crackdown.—
Tucker Reals,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The outlet noted that activists and independent journalists have said that reports of military losses have been repressed in Russian media.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The state ultimately repressed this uprising, but also loosened some of its rules.—
Nahid Siamdoust,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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The build has felt oddly subdued for much of the month, largely because the focus shifted toward promoting the quarterly Peacock special instead.—
Rob Wolkenbrod,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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All this, while equity indexes have held near record highs, corporate-debt spreads are subdued and bond-market volatility remains sleepy.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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But legislators should recognize that these needs can’t be silenced through negligence and deprivation.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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Directors, actors, writers and musicians have been jailed, exiled or silenced simply for telling their stories or advocating for freedom.—
Maryam Lieberman,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Jan. 2026
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At home, the Guard’s Basij volunteer arm brutally suppressed recent nationwide protests, establishing itself as the theocracy’s primary tool for squashing dissent.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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This led organically to feelings of love for one’s Black nannies and friendship with the children of your Black live-in maids, but this warmth had to be suppressed.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some fears exist among the British right that Reform’s success could still be squashed by an alliance of Labour, the Green Party, the Lib Dems, and a confederation of minor parties if a pact is not struck with the Conservatives, assuring a unified right-wing bloc.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Jan. 2026
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This jet debris seems to have been squashed and distorted by its surroundings due to the fact that J1007+3540 sits within a massive galaxy cluster filled with extremely hot gas.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Sat on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sat%20on. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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