sit-down

noun

Definition of sit-downnext
as in job action

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Recent Examples of sit-down Unlike his sit-down restaurant in Peoria, the new concept is more casual. — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2023 Mobay Cafe is a sit-down restaurant with a patio and bar. — Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 15 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
  • However, there were allegations that the sick-out at that time was, in truth, a job action.
    — Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The National Union of Healthcare Workers said that nearly 2,400 mental health workers had launched their job action after Kaiser management had turned down proposals that the union said would stanch employee turnover and improve care.
    — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of job action
Noun
  • For example, the ISM Manufacturing Index typically falls below 50 before an economic slowdown takes full effect, signaling an impending downturn.
    — Jason Schenker, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The market slowdown has coincided with some worse-than-expected overall economic performance.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of slowdown
Noun
  • Thursday's developments came hours after dozens of protesters calling for Khalil's release were arrested at a sit-in at Trump Tower in New York City.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Six months prior to his arrival in Greensboro, four Black students from North Carolina A&T refused to leave the whites-only Woolworth lunch counter, launching a sit-in movement that soon drew national attention.
    — Christopher A. Cooper, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of sit-in
Noun
  • But those kinds of sympathy strikes are allowed in most of Europe, and thus make general strikes across broad swaths of those economies far more frequent.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
  • An official from an association that represents local car repair shops has also raised concerns that some of its members are being hit hard by the sympathy strikes, which prevent them from carrying out any repairs.
    — Melissa Eddy, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023
Definition of sympathy strike
Noun
  • Earlier this month, hundreds of Metro bus riders staged a sick-out in protest of the rising number of assaults among their ranks carried out by passengers.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
  • On Wednesday, the City Council voted to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Baggett’s family members. — TRANSIT TRAUMA: Days after hundreds of Metro bus drivers staged a sick-out protesting safety concerns, L.A.’s transit network continued to experience a string of violent behavior.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Definition of sick-out

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