Synonyms for crack down
crack 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:
   clamp down

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1. Daniel Hoffman:

   In the Soviet days, the Soviets tried to crack down on news and exercise full control over what people could hear and read, you know, like George Orwell ‘1984’ stuff. But they weren't successful and information got in, books got in, banned information got in, russians are crafty people, and they’ll find a way.

2. Chen Zhanheng:

   These activities are still under the protective umbrella of local governments and in the past it wasn't easy to crack down on them. Many of the mines are small-scale and widely dispersed.

3. Vern Buchanan:

   We've been talking about China stealing our technology for 20 years, it's still going on today, I think there's a lot of appetite to crack down on China.

4. Mark Pocan:

   I ’m introducing legislation that would abolish ICE and crack down on the agency’s blanket directive to target and round up individuals and families, the heartless actions of this abused agency do not represent the values of our nation and the U.S. must develop a more humane immigration system, one that treats every person with dignity and respect.

5. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang:

   We must fight it with all our might, we must strictly enforce environmental laws and regulations; crack down on those guilty of creating illegal emissions and ensure they pay a heavy price for such offences; and hold those who allow illegal emissions to account, punishing them accordingly.