clamp down (on)

verb

Definition of clamp down (on)next
as in to quell
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force the need to clamp down on petty crime in the city

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  1. quell
  2. suppress
  3. subdue
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  • Sabrina Carpenter The nature of Mendes' relationship with Sabrina Carpenter was always officially labeled as a friendship—but that did little to quell speculation.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The external chaos was leaking into his personal life, manifesting itself into a series of indignities that did little to quell his anxiety about a country turned upside down.
    Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of quell
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  • According to Richard Seager, a climate scientist at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, the cause of the current drought is some random atmospheric variability: a high-pressure system over the central and eastern United States that is suppressing rainfall and refusing to budge.
    M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
  • How to cope right now Don’t suppress your emotions, process them In the immediate aftermath of the election results, you may be flooded with emotions ranging from despair to rage.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of suppress
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  • Another video shows a heated exchange between a man and two officers, culminating in the man being handcuffed, visibly bloodied and subdued with a stun gun.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • If shelter cost inflation remains subdued, that may help move U.S. inflation lower still.
    Simon Moore, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of subdue
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