clamp·down
ˈklamp-ˌdau̇n 
: the act or action of making regulations and restrictions more stringent
a clampdown on charge accounts, bank loans, and other inflationary influences—
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clamped down; clamping down; clamps down
: to impose restrictions : crack down
the police are clamping down on speeders
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the need to clamp down on petty crime in the city
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
As much as the explosive growth of the passing game has coincided with the NFL’s massive gains in TV deliveries in recent years, this season’s early defensive clampdown hasn’t had a negative impact on the league’s ratings thus far.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
Two years on, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine still grinds on unabated, while domestically the Kremlin clamps down on almost ever aspect of daily public life.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
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Noun
This brings a further clampdown on sideloading and the gaping security holes which this breaches in Android devices worldwide.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
As much as the explosive growth of the passing game has coincided with the NFL’s massive gains in TV deliveries in recent years, this season’s early defensive clampdown hasn’t had a negative impact on the league’s ratings thus far.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Verb
Georgian Dream also launched a clamp down on LGBTQ rights, including backing an October bill that would outlaw gender transitions and could ban pride parades and displays of the rainbow flag.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
Two years on, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine still grinds on unabated, while domestically the Kremlin clamps down on almost ever aspect of daily public life.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Clampdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clampdown. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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