as in to crack down (on)
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This felt like a Miami Heat season looking for a way to end, to be over, to be put out of its misery like a crippled racehorse humanely put down.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025 -
Prospective ticket buyers can pay in full, split the cost with friends, or put down as little as 10 percent of the price.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2025
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He may get slapped down here and there by a court, but the message has already been received and continues to be received: Be careful.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
15 Apr. 2025
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The arrogant anti-union stance did not start with the current CEO; even the legendary Studs Terkel was slapped down by WFMT management for his earlier support of an effort to unionize in 1990.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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The deal aims to quash the primary source of contention, the appointment of bishops, which is a modern-day form of the Medieval Investiture controversy.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2025
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Conservatives swiftly lambasted Boasberg’s opinion and suggested the Department of Justice should quash it.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2025
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His detention is an attempt to silence those who speak out against the atrocities in Gaza.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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Court officers guided them to seats on benches, instructing them to silence their cell phones.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2025
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The level of violence used to repress street protesters put the focus on Security Minister Patricia Bullrich and her tactics.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The course of the show has been allowing these little bursts to come out, and then repressing and repressing.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Check out these suggestions, each of which, if multiplied by others, can help subdue climate change: Choose airlines that offer carbon offset programs.—
Lea Lane,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The end, at 7:35 a.m., Monday was subdued and pain-free.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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The players argue the defendants have suppressed players’ earnings and other professional opportunities.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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By suppressing the body's production of certain hormones, Lupron can pause the physical changes associated with puberty until a more appropriate age.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Sit on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit%20on. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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