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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Verb
the need to clamp down on petty crime in the city
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Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
The situation is far from normal at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, current and former CDC officials tell NPR, even as a clampdown on external communications is starting to ease.
—Will Stone, NPR, 13 Feb. 2025
Lauren Green, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
In 2018 and 2019, however, Russia passed laws that clamped down on internet access and mobile communication.
—Stephen Norris, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Fair or not, the hopes of a sudden clampdown in New York will be pinned to the 7-footer returning from ankle surgery.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
The situation is far from normal at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, current and former CDC officials tell NPR, even as a clampdown on external communications is starting to ease.
—Will Stone, NPR, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
House Republicans are eyeing legislation to clamp down on the power of lower federal courts that could be a more viable alternative to launching impeachment inquiries into individual judges.
—Lauren Green, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
In 2018 and 2019, however, Russia passed laws that clamped down on internet access and mobile communication.
—Stephen Norris, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Clampdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clampdown. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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