as in to intimidate
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arm-twist
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James, through a spokesperson, said she will not be intimidated.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025 -
While the towering shoes may seem intimidating, don’t let their large, often chunky heels fool you: PLatform shoes are among the most comfortable heels in any wardrobe.—
Nina Derwin,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
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For various examples and further detailed indications about browbeating prompting, see my coverage at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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His browbeating nature is one the Leafs have needed for years.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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In the novel and subsequent film adaptation, Sue initially joins in bullying Carrie but later decides to try to befriend her.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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With his carry-on bag, his ID and medication inside, now with the DEA, David had no choice but to step off the plane and was eventually bullied into permitting a search of his bag.—
Andrew Wimer,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Instead, opponents of the job cuts are making arguments more in line with the Trump administration’s priorities by saying the cuts threaten nuclear energy, mineral production and expanding energy access.—
Lisa Friedman,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Weight-loss drugs threaten to change eating habits.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Erdoğan and his Justice and Development Party have cowed their liberal opponents, co-opted most of the Turkish press, purged and restaffed the Turkish military—with special zeal after crushing a 2016 coup attempt—and revamped Turkey’s intelligence service.—
Reuel Marc Gerecht,
The Atlantic,
19 Apr. 2025
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Kick-off was at 7.45pm and, before both teams walked onto the field, Millwall players tried to show they would not be easily cowed.—
Roshane Thomas,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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After falling in with a group of troublemaking teens, a clown that resembles Frendo, the factory’s mascot, begins terrorizing the town and targeting Quinn and her buddies.—
William Earl,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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Fred Hechinger stars as the too-earnest counselor while Wolfhard, Bryk, and more young actors are there to surely terrorize him before a masked killer terrorizes them.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
5 Apr. 2025
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The administration is threatening to withhold federal money from universities as a way to coerce many of them to comply with administration policies in ways that implicate free speech and in some instances violate legal processes for the withholding of federal support.—
Daniel Hall,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2025
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Its alliances were coerced, its innovations lagged behind, and its industrial system collapsed under its own contradictions.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Police in northern Peru arrested two groups accused of illegally bulldozing and building a house at an archaeological park with 500-year-old ruins.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2025
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Troops bulldozed over the bodies and crushed the vehicles, burying them in a mass grave.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Arm-twist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arm-twist. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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