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sit-down

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Recent Examples of sit-down There are no plans for a follow-on sit-down conversation. John Hudson, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023 Unlike his sit-down restaurant in Peoria, the new concept is more casual. Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2023 Mobay Cafe is a sit-down restaurant with a patio and bar. Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2023 There are also many talk show interviews, some enlightening and some as brutally uncomfortable as the Susskind sit-down. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for sit-down
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit-down
Noun
  • The pilots’ job action was in protest of the Belgian government’s reforms to federal pensions.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Organized job actions like strikes or sickouts are prohibited by federal law, but since air traffic control staffing is so tight, a small number of employees taking unscheduled time off can be enough to cause problems.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The unexpected collapse of Technicolor triggered layoffs and production disruptions, while a broader post-pandemic slowdown has seen commissions drop nearly 30%.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Airport numbers slow to rebound in Bay Area Potential air traffic slowdowns are arriving at a delicate time for airports, some of which have yet to recover from temporary travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects since.
    HECTOR AMEZCUA, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • In contrast, there are about 17,000 sit-in Starbucks stores across the United States.
    Vivek Astvansh, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
  • One March 2024 protest saw a student sit-in that resulted in four students and one reporter arrested.
    Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Nurses working in the University of California (UC) system will go on a sympathy strike later this month in solidarity with other health care workers protesting against UC.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
  • By July, sympathy strikes were underway in 23 states.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • Last season, Maggie faced nursing union negotiations, culminating in a sick-out.
    Claire Franken, TVLine, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Maggie’s major Season 10 storyline involved the tense nursing union negotiations at the hospital, which culminated in a sick-out.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Sit-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit-down. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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