cracked down; cracking down; cracks down
: to take positive regulatory or disciplinary action
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
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 6 June 2025
The crackdown on beach and park yoga began in spring 2024 after San Diego made a series of complex amendments to a much wider city law governing street vendors.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
Erick Beltrán, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
Noem’s request also demands audio or visual evidence of international students participating in protests on campus, as the administration has moved to crack down on pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Noun
China this week accused the U.S. of severely undermining the 90-day truce with artificial intelligence microchip export controls and its crackdown on visas for students in critical fields or who the U.S. says are associated with the Chinese Communist Party.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 6 June 2025
The crackdown on beach and park yoga began in spring 2024 after San Diego made a series of complex amendments to a much wider city law governing street vendors.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
Verb
The Trump administration has also cracked down on foreign nationals allegedly linked directly or indirectly to drug cartels.
—Erick Beltrán, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
Noem’s request also demands audio or visual evidence of international students participating in protests on campus, as the administration has moved to crack down on pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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“Crackdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crackdown. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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