as in to crack down (on)
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Recent Examples of sit on
The four characters sit on chairs, facing the audience.
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
The device is compact enough to sit on a desk, a major shift from existing systems that often require large laboratory setups.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
Council members Chad West, Kathy Stewart, Zarin Gracey, Maxie Johnson, Jesse Moreno, Jaime Resendez and Gay Donnell Willis sit on the Finance Committee.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Reading Climate History on Mount Sharp The formations sit on Mount Sharp, a towering feature about 3 miles (5 kilometers) tall that Curiosity has been steadily ascending.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
Light fixtures from the ‘50s hang throughout the space, and salt and pepper shakers sit on the tables.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
The residences sit on top of 224,000 square feet of offices and ground-floor retail space.
—Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 25 Feb. 2026
The buildings were erected in 1980 and 1982 and sit on 15 acres, surrounded by 1,200 parking spots.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
The new venue will offer people more places to sit on the bleachers, more areas to walk around and no parking or admission fees will be charged to the event, organizers said.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
The device is compact enough to sit on a desk, a major shift from existing systems that often require large laboratory setups.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
Council members Chad West, Kathy Stewart, Zarin Gracey, Maxie Johnson, Jesse Moreno, Jaime Resendez and Gay Donnell Willis sit on the Finance Committee.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Reading Climate History on Mount Sharp The formations sit on Mount Sharp, a towering feature about 3 miles (5 kilometers) tall that Curiosity has been steadily ascending.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
Light fixtures from the ‘50s hang throughout the space, and salt and pepper shakers sit on the tables.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
The residences sit on top of 224,000 square feet of offices and ground-floor retail space.
—Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 25 Feb. 2026
The buildings were erected in 1980 and 1982 and sit on 15 acres, surrounded by 1,200 parking spots.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
The new venue will offer people more places to sit on the bleachers, more areas to walk around and no parking or admission fees will be charged to the event, organizers said.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit on
Verb
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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
Verb
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The week’s biggest stories Supreme Court slaps down Trump’s tariffs Trump calls the Supreme Court justices ‘fools,’ announces new 10% global tariff after Supreme Court strikes down his previous tariffs.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Its strategy was vindicated on Friday, when the U.S. Supreme Court slapped down those tariffs as unconstitutional.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Last week, Lai won an appeal to quash his convictions and sentence in a separate fraud case, a rare victory in his legal battles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Ethnic insurgencies may present the most realistic internal threat to the Iranian regime, which has quashed civil society and pro-democracy protest movements for years.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Defiance then silence The Iranian women’s team has been contesting the Women’s Asian Cup in Australia during a week of turmoil for their country as the conflict with the US and Israel escalates to take in neighboring countries.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
9 Mar. 2026
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Instead of silencing the public and turning them away, Democrats should stay and do the job they were elected to do.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In situations of more extreme mental health issues, teens may not have the tools to navigate difficult feelings and instead, repress and compartmentalize their feelings as a way to cope.—
Staff Author,
Parents,
9 Mar. 2026
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There’s an inherent troublemaking nature to him that can’t be repressed by the big Disney musical.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Even so, the reaction of the market has been relatively subdued, said David Butter, an energy expert on the Middle East at the Chatham House think tank.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Video from the scene shows a security detail member being taken to the ground as officers worked to subdue the suspects.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Bondi wants to suppress, or at least stall, state Bar investigations against them.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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Which stories persist, which fade and which are actively suppressed are decisions increasingly made by private companies rather than public institutions.—
Arnaud Kurze,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Sit on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit%20on. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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