CLAMP DOWN Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

clamp down

verb

Definition of clamp down

as in to rein (in)

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Recent Examples of clamp down In January 2025, the president polled particularly well with his promise to clamp down on undocumented immigration. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 24 June 2026 Now that China is clamping down on nitazenes, orphines are on the rise. — Jonathan Moens — Bellingcat, STAT, 18 June 2026 The fish will inhale the lure and clamp down hard. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026 There's no advocacy organization for young people who might engage in street protests but get clamped down on. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for clamp down

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The 42-year-old turned back the clock Sunday, with 10 strikeouts in seven scoreless innings against the Seattle Mariners.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
At 47, there is room for this stock to turn back up without fighting an overbought reading.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of turn back

Verb

He was scheduled to throw over the weekend with El Paso but was held back after tweaking his back while working between starts.

— Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Ryan didn't hold back in Freedom's Instagram comments after the ejection, calling out the WNBA for failing to stand up for female athletes as the league's position on the trans issue keeps falling apart.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of hold back

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Glasnow nursed an elbow issue when the Dodgers arrived in Atlanta two Septembers ago, hoping the pitcher would check a final box before returning to a big-league game.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Families with school-age kids are spending differently this year, and the shift changes when stores stock shelves, when deals hit and when parents finally check the last item off the list.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of check

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After years of legal proceedings in the United Kingdom and Romania, the Tates were arrested in Miami by US Marshals on July 18 on provisional arrest warrants requested by Britain.

— Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Then, in March 2025, he was arrested for the rape of a 46-year-old woman earlier that year.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of arrest

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Doesn’t change that Seattle can run the ball, hit you for explosive pass plays and, defensively, squash you.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
The east-side neighbors going to court join two other communities who have filed lawsuits in hopes of squashing developers' plans to spend millions of dollars on data centers.

— Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of squash

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This isn’t a matter of suppressing your emotions, which research has proven doesn't work.

— Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
In one of the findings, bat houses — artificial roosts in urban environments, similar to nest boxes for birds — were doing their job helping to suppress pests on pecan farms in Texas.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of suppress

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