as in to crack down (on)
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Recent Examples of sit on
Khan and another Aven employee will sit on Haven’s five-person board of directors.
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Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Interactivity The best Avengers toy will be something that doesn’t just sit on a shelf or in a kid’s hand.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
The lots that Colorado’s homes sit on averaged $942,200 per acre in 2022, compared to $343,800 in 2012, according to an analysis from Cinch Home Services, a provider of home warranty and repair services based in Boca Raton, Fla.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
Kevin Dotson has never been one to sit on the sidelines for the Rams.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
To sit on your chips is a losing proposition in today’s environment and the Horns pushed theirs into the middle of the table with your signing.
—American-Statesman Editorial Board, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
The Buckeyes will still heavily recruit high school players, but recruiting elite players to sit on the bench for a year or two just isn’t going to happen.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Wondering how long to let the detergent sit on a piece of fabric before washing in the machine?
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2026
There are few things more luxurious than a handsome couch or chair, but there’s no need to forgo the Netflix binges with a bowl of buttery popcorn or make the kids sit on the floor.
—Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 13 Jan. 2026
Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Interactivity The best Avengers toy will be something that doesn’t just sit on a shelf or in a kid’s hand.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
The lots that Colorado’s homes sit on averaged $942,200 per acre in 2022, compared to $343,800 in 2012, according to an analysis from Cinch Home Services, a provider of home warranty and repair services based in Boca Raton, Fla.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
Kevin Dotson has never been one to sit on the sidelines for the Rams.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
To sit on your chips is a losing proposition in today’s environment and the Horns pushed theirs into the middle of the table with your signing.
—American-Statesman Editorial Board, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
The Buckeyes will still heavily recruit high school players, but recruiting elite players to sit on the bench for a year or two just isn’t going to happen.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Wondering how long to let the detergent sit on a piece of fabric before washing in the machine?
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2026
There are few things more luxurious than a handsome couch or chair, but there’s no need to forgo the Netflix binges with a bowl of buttery popcorn or make the kids sit on the floor.
—Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit on
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Meanwhile, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation will start putting down brine in some locations Tuesday night, said Emily Long, a spokesperson.—
Barbara Hoberock,
Oklahoma Voice,
21 Jan. 2026
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Australia’s Scotty James took the win with one of the best halfpipe runs ever put down.—
Michelle Bruton,
Forbes.com,
19 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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Last year, the 5th Circuit twice slapped down orders by Pittman to transfer to Washington, D.C., a lawsuit by trade groups representing large banks challenging a rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which capped credit card late fees at $8 per month.—
Dan Mangan,Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
19 Oct. 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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As part of his ruling, the judge also quashed the subpoenas.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Do not let the voices of my courageous compatriots be silenced.—
Tucker Reals,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Dan Piper, a teacher who spoke at the vigil, told those gathered that the federal officials are hoping to silence dissent.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
9 Jan. 2026
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Instead, officials engaged in a vicious crusade to repress whoever dared challenge the outcome.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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His name has been associated with police operations carried out in the context of protests, detentions, and crowd-control actions executed by the PNB, a force that since its creation has played a central role in repressing political dissent.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Nazism’s total domination politically and socially found an aesthetic counterpart in the visual reduction of bodies to things, ecstatically subdued before the hypnotic power of a leader, force, or sublime beauty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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Barack Obama also availed himself of caution, reluctance and NATO partners to use air power to subdue chaos on the ground in Libya.—
John Brummett,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Human rights activists say the blackout was also a strategic move to conceal the realities on the ground and suppress public reaction.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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As loyalty and conformity often disguised as anticommunism suppressed the fervency for civil rights that punctuated the war years, Du Bois’s conflict increased in intensity for a Black America expecting an improved quality of life in peacetime.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Sit on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit%20on. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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