slap down

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Recent Examples on the Web In 2021, employees raised alarms that efforts to bypass the algorithm — and pay for longer rehab stays — were getting slapped down at higher levels of the organization. Elaine Chen Reprints, STAT, 7 May 2024 Lonely drug lord complains about US prison conditions as judge slaps down request. Fox News, 17 Apr. 2024 Put your rubber mask on, girl, and slap down some real sound! Anne Carson, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024 Those who do have been repeatedly slapped down by the Supreme Court in opinions that further narrowed the grounds for federal review. Anat Rubin, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for slap down 

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“Slap down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slap%20down. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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