sitting on

verb

present participle of sit on
as in cracking down (on)

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  1. putting down
  2. slapping down
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  • Potential candidates began putting down markers swiftly this week.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Critiques of power To put it bluntly, many Black South Africans are not picking up what the DA is putting down.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of putting down
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  • Interestingly, the new legal action is not slapping down the merger right now.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
  • As lawyers crowded in, Reddington could be seen slapping down a sheaf of papers.
    — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of slapping down
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“Sitting on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sitting%20on. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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