Synonyms for clamp down
clamp down

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1. clamp down, crack downverb

   repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable)

   "The police clamped down on illegal drugs"

   Synonyms:
   crack down

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1. Nicholas Holt:

   We believe there needs to be more attention paid to this, there needs to be more efforts to clamp down on the bad faith trademarks.

2. James Jacobs:

   I’m skeptical on the ability to clamp down on guns. That horse has already left the stable, most people who are highly dangerous don’t go to a legal gun dealer. They go on the internet or the black market or just get someone else to buy a gun for them.

3. Nguyen Truong Son:

   In the past year, the Vietnamese authorities have made a clear effort to clamp down on social media, they have realized that Facebook was one of the last safe spaces where people could peacefully speak their mind, spread news, hold debates  - everything the authorities are afraid of.

4. Col Robert Lee Maginnis:

   It is the proverbial camel's nose under the tent.Expect much worse denial of freedom to follow.This is especially true as evidenced by the Kremlin's recent decision to clamp down on anti-war protesters.

5. Alex Joske:

   China has been looking to clamp down on democracy efforts. This is a clear message against those efforts.