as in sitting on
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
public protests against the dictatorial government were always promptly slapped down
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Rather than quelling terrorist attacks, permanently suppressing Palestinian aspirations would likely fuel an endless insurgency.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025 -
Giddey also took a significant step toward quelling concerns about him as a shooter.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The dynamic is suppressing wages and disincentivizing Americans from choosing careers in STEM fields, the White House said.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
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The dynamic is suppressing wages and disincentivizing Americans from choosing careers in STEM fields, the White House said.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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The Giants won in all kinds of encouraging ways while subduing the wild-card-leading Cubs in a 5-2 victory Tuesday night.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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The two also showed a demonstration of what a K9 takedown looks like, with Humphries acting as a target and K9 Bob subduing him.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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This is welcome news for a system plagued by various exogenous shocks — including COVID and related frothy valuations, high interest rates and the 2022 market correction, the US electoral cycle, and tariff uncertainty — that have resulted in wide bid-ask spreads repressing deal activity.—
Control Risks,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Hamas’s response fluctuated between allowing discontent and repressing the demonstrations.—
Leila Seurat,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Aug. 2025
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Students at a school district in Kentucky are putting down their phones and cracking books at a record pace now that devices are banned during class, district officials said.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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There’s hard, mundane work outside of putting down the bottle and putting down the pipe.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Slapping down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slapping%20down. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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