sat on

verb

past tense of sit on
as in put down

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sat on
  1. put down
  2. slapped down
  3. quashed
  4. repressed
  5. subdued
  6. silenced
  7. suppressed
  8. squashed
Verb
  • Following her divorce, Frankie decides to put down roots in a glamorous London neighborhood, just her and her cat Blue.
    — Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Born between 1981 and 1996, millennials may be a generation strongly associated with a love of travel, but many of them are now looking to put down roots.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026
Definition of put down
Verb
  • The majority also slapped down his global tariffs, finding that only Congress had the authority to impose them.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
  • Today the Supreme Court slapped down the move made by a federal appeals court last year to overturn Hernandez's conviction.
    — Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
Definition of slapped down
Verb
  • The Telegram restrictions have elicited widespread discontent in Russia, and this year activists in multiple regions tried to organize protests against it, but authorities quashed nearly all their attempts.
    — Dasha Litvinova, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • The spontaneous rejection comes even after a larger planned protest was quashed by MetLife Stadium security in the hours before the final ceremony.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026
Definition of quashed
Verb
  • Hole’s first three albums—Pretty on the Inside, Live Through This, and Celebrity Skin—are being repressed in various vinyl styles for release on September 18.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026
  • The government of husband-and-wife copresidents, Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, has been carrying out an all-out crackdown on dissent since mass social protests in 2018 that the government violently repressed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Definition of repressed
Verb
  • Trump spent time discussing the April attack in his remarks, thanking the law enforcement personnel who subdued the suspect.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 July 2026
  • The suspect in the shooting at the April dinner, Cole Tomas Allen, was subdued a floor above the ballroom after allegedly shooting a Secret Service officer in his ballistic vest while running through a security checkpoint.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Definition of subdued
Verb
  • People named Mitch Bratt and Caleb Ferguson have silenced them in recent days.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Morgan silenced the critics and played into her heel persona—one that wants to hold the title for 1,000 days—with a strong victory over Iyo Sky.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of silenced
Verb
  • In July, the Ukrainian air force reported a Russian missile failure rate -- including munitions that were intercepted, suppressed or failed to reach their targets -- of around 58%.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The platinum-chromium pairs greatly suppressed both of these deactivation pathways, allowing the catalyst to remain active for longer.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of suppressed
Verb
  • The scant few remaining Arm compatibility concerns revolve around old printers and proprietary apps, but these have been all but squashed for the average user.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026
  • In one montage played for laughs, an emperor is squashed by a panda and a king is beheaded, although there is no blood or guts to speak of.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of squashed
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“Sat on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sat%20on. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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