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. Greg Abbott:

   Lives are at stake as dangerous drugs like fentanyl pour into our communities at an astonishing rate, and we must act now to crack down on this proliferation of this deadly drug, from Tarrant County to Lubbock County, fentanyl is wreaking havoc in our communities and it is essential for parents, family members, schools, and more to get fully engaged to prevent future fentanyl deaths.

2. Tom Saggau:

   We agree with Councilmember Wesson that not every call our city leaders have asked us to respond to should be a police response, we are more than willing to talk about how, or if, we respond to non-criminal and non-emergency calls so we can free up time to respond quickly to 911 calls, crack down on violent and property crime, and expand our community policing efforts.

3. Jamie Farquhar:

   Together they have increased the tail risk that the U.S. will look to crack down on it in some way.

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. Mohamed Nabil:

   We are not calling for a protest, just for people to stay home, and they still crack down on us. This shows how weak and scared this regime is.