as in to crack down (on)
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Recent Examples of sit on
In one of these instances, Duggar purportedly asked the child repeatedly to sit on his lap.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
This is a very Russian thing, but all these ladies would sit on these benches in front of the building’s entrance.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
In her pieces, couples embrace, sit on blankets with tea laid out, check phones for updates, all while plumes of smoke reach toward the sky around them.
—Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
Schettone allegedly had a student from his third-grade class at Gulph Elementary School sit on his lap, where he is accused of inappropriately touching the child, according to police.
—Laura Fay, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
But now, tourists will be able to sit on large travertine marble slabs where their columns once stood and read reproductions of the Roman numerals that indicated seat sections.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
The four characters sit on chairs, facing the audience.
—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
Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
This is a very Russian thing, but all these ladies would sit on these benches in front of the building’s entrance.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
In her pieces, couples embrace, sit on blankets with tea laid out, check phones for updates, all while plumes of smoke reach toward the sky around them.
—Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
Schettone allegedly had a student from his third-grade class at Gulph Elementary School sit on his lap, where he is accused of inappropriately touching the child, according to police.
—Laura Fay, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
But now, tourists will be able to sit on large travertine marble slabs where their columns once stood and read reproductions of the Roman numerals that indicated seat sections.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
The four characters sit on chairs, facing the audience.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit on
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Putting it down, picking it up The NCAA used to use the home floor of the host school, but has been putting down its own March Madness floors for several years now.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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In 1993, Norris put down roots at CBS.—
Chris Klimek,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Right away, he got slapped down by the Revolutionary Guard.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
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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
Verb
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Fulton County sought to have the FBI agent who wrote the affidavit testify at Friday’s hearing, but the Justice Department objected and the judge sided with the federal government and quashed the subpoena.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Eight days later, Chief Judge James Boasberg quashed government subpoenas issued to the Federal Reserve, dealing a severe blow to the government's investigation.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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The federal government’s ability to wreak havoc and attempt to silence our communities depends mightily on the machines running on our streets and in data centers.—
Jennifer Piper,
Denver Post,
23 Mar. 2026
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The 21-year-old Hamano, on loan at Tottenham from Chelsea, scored in the 17th minute to almost silence the crowd of 74,397 at Sydney's Stadium Australia on Saturday night.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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People fed up with rolling blackouts have staged sporadic protests in recent days, banging pots and shouting slogans against the government, rare demonstrations in a country known for repressing dissent.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2026
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The White House imposed sanctions on Larijani in January for his role in repressing nationwide protests in the country, which saw thousands killed in the violent government crackdown, rights group say.—
Yarden Segev,
NBC news,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Police attempted multiple nonlethal methods to subdue the man, including the use of a Taser and pepper spray, before one officer fired a gun.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Backed by his wife’s wealthy family, Coronado hoped to amass a fortune equal to that of Hernan Cortez, who had brutally subdued the Aztecs.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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Although Nigeria was temporarily suspended from the Commonwealth group of nations, the oil industry continued its operations, and federal governments continued to misappropriate their share of the revenues and violently suppress protests.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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This structural scaling suppressed unwanted charge trapping and leakage currents, ensuring the chip remains electronically stable even under intense, high-dose gamma exposure.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Sit on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit%20on. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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