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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  • For them, putting down 10% and paying for PMI may be fine, with an eye toward refinancing in the future.
    — Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
  • Campbell is the chief antagonist of the first two seasons of the show, and is a man who made his name brutally putting down the Irish Republican Army in Belfast before being sent to Birmingham to take on Tommy Shelby and the organized crime gangs.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026
Definition of putting down
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  • The production runs for 2026 and 2027 are sold out, but future flyers can jump in the queue for the 2028 build now by slapping down a deposit of US$8,000.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
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 20 Jul. 2026.

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