CLAMPED DOWN Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

clamped down

verb

past tense of clamp down

as in turned back

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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
Tropical Storm Dolly may have turned back into just a tropical wave on Friday, but the National Hurricane Center is now giving it as well as a new system in the Gulf a chance to develop.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of turned back

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Before adding another person, leaders need to know whether the work can be taught, checked and improved without constant intervention from the founder.

— Nicholas Cormier, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Rangers referred to the park’s permit system and checked vehicle license plates to track the number of missing people.

— Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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But her condition has deteriorated significantly in the months since she was first arrested in Miami-Dade County on May 5 and booked on a misdemeanor battery charge.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
Weatherall was arrested in connection with the incident, per the outlet, Fox Carolina and Greenville County public arrest records.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026

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When women tried to march for their rights, they were violently suppressed, and by 2023, nearly all those in Afghan jails were political prisoners, and many were tortured.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 31 Aug. 2026
Hong Kong's independent bookstores, many of them tucked away from busy streets inside buildings, have long offered a refuge and a window to a freer world for some mainland Chinese readers seeking ideas suppressed at home.

— KANIS LEUNG, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of suppressed

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Icelanders are to vote August 29, 2026 on whether to resume entry talks with the European Union 13 years after they were suspended, in a referendum seen going down to the wire.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Latino artists, activists and musicians, suspended mid-motion, grin down at passersby.

— Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of suspended

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On Saturday, after a fourth-down false start penalty stunted the Rams’ first drive, Bennett threw his two best passes of the game during the next one.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Just a few hours from the Arctic Ocean, the exercise helps the Miami native narrow his view to suit a world stunted by extreme cold.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

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