as in to crack down (on)
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Recent Examples of sit on
Yeah, go to a backyard, sit on the edge of your bed.
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Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Standouts from Frisco Panther Creek, Flower Mound Marcus and Denton sit on top of the leaderboards.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
Banks and supermarkets sit on corners where drug dealers held sway.
—Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Homes in the desert community are spaced out and tucked away behind desert foliage, according to Lamie, who says most properties sit on lots that are over an acre.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
As a general rule, the front legs of all major furniture pieces should sit on the rug.
—Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 4 Feb. 2026
Boone died in 2024 but several living members of the group, including Joe Keith Bickett, Jimmy Bickett, and Bobby Joe Shewmaker, will attend the SXSW film premiere in March and sit on a panel.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Feb. 2026
Second, private equity firms continue to sit on unprecedented capital reserves, creating sustained pressure to deploy capital through acquisitions, add-ons, and exits.
—Jennifer J. Fondrevay, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Boxes of the drug trulicity, made by Eli Lilly and Company, sit on a counter at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, January 9, 2020.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Standouts from Frisco Panther Creek, Flower Mound Marcus and Denton sit on top of the leaderboards.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
Banks and supermarkets sit on corners where drug dealers held sway.
—Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Homes in the desert community are spaced out and tucked away behind desert foliage, according to Lamie, who says most properties sit on lots that are over an acre.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
As a general rule, the front legs of all major furniture pieces should sit on the rug.
—Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 4 Feb. 2026
Boone died in 2024 but several living members of the group, including Joe Keith Bickett, Jimmy Bickett, and Bobby Joe Shewmaker, will attend the SXSW film premiere in March and sit on a panel.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Feb. 2026
Second, private equity firms continue to sit on unprecedented capital reserves, creating sustained pressure to deploy capital through acquisitions, add-ons, and exits.
—Jennifer J. Fondrevay, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Boxes of the drug trulicity, made by Eli Lilly and Company, sit on a counter at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, January 9, 2020.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit on
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Pannakara's peace talks, given at stops along the way, have urged listeners to put down their phones and find peace within themselves.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Pannakara’s peace talks, given at stops along the way, have urged listeners to put down their phones and find peace within themselves.—
Deepa Bharath,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The White House argued that a national security law dating back to the 1970s—the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)—gives the President the authority to declare an emergency and slap down tariffs on his own.—
Philip Wang,
Time,
21 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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Multiple business owners in South Beach have pushed for the relaxing of restrictions, saying past campaigns have achieved the city’s goal of quashing spring break but hurt their bottom line.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Since the Iranian government launched a crackdown to quash protests that rocked the country for two weeks in early January, internet and phone connections have been largely blocked.—
Seyed Rahim Bathaei,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The quiet ethic often called Minnesota Nice is outshining the intimidation meant to silence dissent.—
Valeng Cha,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Universities are under threat of government interference, book banning has reached unprecedented levels, journalists and artists and media outlets and attorneys are being punished, silenced, and doxed, and dissent everywhere is being criminalized.—
Gioia Woods,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Be prudent about your indulgences, but don’t feel the need to repress them for the sake of a wider audience who was never going to get it.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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The parts of me that had been repressed for so long all came a bit too much to a head.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The last Winter Olympics, held in Beijing during COVID, were subdued.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
6 Feb. 2026
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Fans in the arena have been fairly subdued, but an in-house DJ has made a steady stream of dance hits the day’s soundtrack.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Nevertheless, the free spirit of Americans cannot be suppressed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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The royal government was also known as a dictatorship for banning political parties, suppressing revolts and political opposition, controlling the press and having its own secret police force called SAVAK.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Sit on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit%20on. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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