SAT ON Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

sat on

verb

past tense of sit on

as in put down

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That’s since Moida put down the stakes of its two-story flagship that boasts some 80 brands and 1,200 products on the Champs-Elysées.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
The family relocated to Chicago in 1953 and put down roots in its Sephardic Jewish community, residing first in Hyde Park and then in West Rogers Park.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of put down

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Europe has called for China to voluntarily reduce hybrid car exports into the continent, but authorities in Beijing have already slapped down the request, according to the Financial Times.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Then, the scene went dark as a Wanted poster of Shaboozey was slapped down on the barroom’s table.

— Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of slapped down

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Merz quashed talk within the press and his own party about his possible resignation despite Sunday's losses for his party just two weeks after a crushing defeat in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

— Esme Nicholson, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
The image feels like a private memorial to Russia’s quashed anti-war movement.

— Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of quashed

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Rooted in opposition to the oppression and discrimination of women in Iran, the movement also seeks freedom for all Iranians systemically repressed by the Islamic government.

— Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 16 Sep. 2026
Season 3 sees Gordon and Ashley once again reexamining their relationship, now with the wearied caution of a couple who’ve hurt each other — and the reckless affection that can’t be repressed without losing a crucial part of your soul.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026

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Kyle Tucker silenced a season’s worth of criticism with a 408-foot, two-run homer in the sixth, giving Dodgers breathing room in a 5-3 NLDS Game 1 win over Atlanta.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
What’s worse, the law put the onus on them to ask to be silenced.

— Gretchen Carlson, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of silenced

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Some of the footage was played during a dayslong suppression hearing last December, when the defense argued evidence recovered during the arrest should be suppressed because Mangione’s backpack was improperly searched.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
The video included much of what was played during a three-week evidentiary hearing when defense attorneys argued the evidence should be suppressed.

— Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of suppressed

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In the 1960s, the city tried to build an elementary school on the property, an idea that was squashed in court, with the judge siding with the association.

— Michelle Marchante September 28, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
The atrocities committed in Chile were similar to those in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and Central America, where leftist movements and guerrillas were squashed with incredible brutality.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

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