cracked down; cracking down; cracks down
: to take positive regulatory or disciplinary action
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Examples of crackdown in a Sentence
Noun
Companies that pollute are the target of a new crackdown.
Verb
a repressive government that cracked down on political demonstrations
Recent Examples on the Web
Anna Spiegel, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
Netflix has seen a surge in subscriptions in the aftermath of its crackdown on password sharing .
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
Sami Sparber, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024
The party has become increasingly authoritarian, adopting laws that are similar to those used by Russia to crack down on freedom of speech.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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Noun
In its vehicle enforcement crackdown, D.C. has towed 288 cars with a total of $2.1 million in unpaid tickets, the city administrator announced this week.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
Netflix has seen a surge in subscriptions in the aftermath of its crackdown on password sharing .
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
Verb
Plus, cities are cracking down on short-term rentals.
—Sami Sparber, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024
The party has become increasingly authoritarian, adopting laws that are similar to those used by Russia to crack down on freedom of speech.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Crackdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crackdown. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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