as in to crack down (on)
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Recent Examples of sit on
The Obama Foundation spent some time choosing between Washington Park and Jackson Park, which sit on either side of the University of Chicago campus, before choosing the lakefront location.
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CBS News, 17 June 2026
Koh cofounded Aaru in March 2024, at 19, with Cameron Fink, then 18, and John Kessler, then 15 (and too young to sit on the board).
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 June 2026
Between stints as California’s governor, Brown ran for Oakland’s top office in 1998, simultaneously campaigning for voters to relieve the mayor from having to sit on the council.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
The complaint alleges that during lunch, Barney’s students had to sit on the far side of the cafeteria, separated from the other kindergarten classes.
—Chaewon Chung
june 9, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
Tourists sit on a bollard at the Sydney Opera House.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 June 2026
Check tour lengths in advance and look at what else is on the property — many distilleries sit on historic estates worth wandering for the scenery alone.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
While Vincent Bolloré officially stepped back from operational roles, he is known to still occasionally sit on green-lighting committees at Canal+ Group, fueling concerns about his influence over what the company chooses to back.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 May 2026
The Regenerative Organic Certified® and B Corp seals sit on the front of the label.
—Michelle Williams, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
CBS News, 17 June 2026
Koh cofounded Aaru in March 2024, at 19, with Cameron Fink, then 18, and John Kessler, then 15 (and too young to sit on the board).
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 June 2026
Between stints as California’s governor, Brown ran for Oakland’s top office in 1998, simultaneously campaigning for voters to relieve the mayor from having to sit on the council.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
The complaint alleges that during lunch, Barney’s students had to sit on the far side of the cafeteria, separated from the other kindergarten classes.
—Chaewon Chung
june 9, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
Tourists sit on a bollard at the Sydney Opera House.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 June 2026
Check tour lengths in advance and look at what else is on the property — many distilleries sit on historic estates worth wandering for the scenery alone.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
While Vincent Bolloré officially stepped back from operational roles, he is known to still occasionally sit on green-lighting committees at Canal+ Group, fueling concerns about his influence over what the company chooses to back.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 May 2026
The Regenerative Organic Certified® and B Corp seals sit on the front of the label.
—Michelle Williams, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit on
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Dallas Stadium’s long-term grass future Once engineers figured out that drainage was a major problem in sustaining quality grass indoors, putting down a playing surface for a football, futbol or a soccer game wasn’t that hard.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
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Some of this can be put down to the production; Kartel’s longtime collaborator and established hitmaker TJ Records conjures a palette more suited to the trebly ionosphere of Spotify streams than the groundshaking speaker stacks that once fortified dancehall’s earthly domain.—
Edwin “STATS” Houghton,
Pitchfork,
17 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
Verb
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The West Wing alum, 69, recently filed a motion to quash the grand jury indictment, according to court records obtained by PEOPLE.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
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The Vivisectors quashes substance in its search for higher things.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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Following anti-government protests in 2019, Beijing imposed a national security law that has virtually silenced all dissent.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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Bilton swiftly fired Pelley, but failed to silence him.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
15 June 2026
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His arrest came during a years-long crackdown on civil society and dissent, which began following mass protests in 2018 that the government violently repressed.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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His arrest came during a yearslong crackdown on civil society and dissent, which began following mass protests in 2018 that the government violently repressed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
Verb
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This set is subdued and classic, yet still ideal for the season.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
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Investors need to see traffic through the strait rise meaningfully in the coming weeks and months at a minimum to keep prices subdued.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Verb
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But suppressing undesirable emotions is not only impossible but also not all that helpful.—
Dr. Deepika Chopra,
Flow Space,
16 June 2026
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Among the combinations studied, the team found that electron leakage could be suppressed at dimensions below 4 nanometers, suggesting future transistors may be scaled even further than current technologies allow.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
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“Sit on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit%20on. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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