sit-down

noun

Definition of sit-downnext
as in job action

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Recent Examples of sit-down The seven new sit-down restaurants are serving an impressive mix of Italian, Eastern European, Brazilian, French and Mexican food. — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023 Unlike his sit-down restaurant in Peoria, the new concept is more casual. — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2023 There are also many talk show interviews, some enlightening and some as brutally uncomfortable as the Susskind sit-down. — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2023 Pellicano’s portrait comes into focus through interviews with reporters and victims, archival photographs and footage, audio recordings of his phone calls and eventually a sit-down with the man himself, who was released from prison in 2019. — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for sit-down
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit-down
  1. job action
  2. slowdown
  3. sit-in
  4. sympathy strike
  5. sick-out
Noun
  • The pilots’ job action was in protest of the Belgian government’s reforms to federal pensions.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The job action shut down the entirety of New Jersey Transit’s rail service, from the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains in New York to Atlantic City — including, most notably, trains into and out of Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan.
    — Dan Barry, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Definition of job action
Noun
  • Now, by reimagining live shopping for the very environment that accelerated its slowdown, TikTok Shop is seeing sizable gains.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • That 8% revenue growth rate is a real slowdown compared with the 27% surge of the second quarter, where equities trading and deal-making exceeded expectations.
    — Hugh Son,Laya Neelakandan,Leslie Picker,Ritika Shah, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of slowdown
Noun
  • A weeks-long sit-in by its supporters earlier this year forced Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over exam paper leaks.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Activists and community members staged a sit-in at the meeting.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of sit-in
Noun
  • In March 2023, UTLA staged a sympathy strike, joining the three-day walkout of Local 99 of Service Employees International Union.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The California Nurses Association had announced plans to hold a sympathy strike in solidarity.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of sympathy strike
Noun
  • Last season, Maggie faced nursing union negotiations, culminating in a sick-out.
    — Claire Franken, TVLine, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Maggie’s major Season 10 storyline involved the tense nursing union negotiations at the hospital, which culminated in a sick-out.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Definition of sick-out

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“Sit-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit-down. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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