as in to threaten
to use blackmail against (someone)
The old man was being blackmailed by his nephew.
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Block said Floridians’ First Amendment rights are threatened whenever government information is limited.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2025 -
Trailing 7-0, San Marcos threatened to get back in the game, scoring three runs in the fourth.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 May 2025
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Custom Container Living View 8 Images Custom Container Living has transformed a shipping container into an ultra-compact tiny house that squeezes a home for two into just 160 sq ft (14.8 sq m).—
Adam Williams
May 08,
New Atlas,
8 May 2025
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Auto dealers, squeezed by President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the industry, are already seeing a tighter supply of vehicles to offer buyers at a time when sticker prices for many models are set to climb. Pine Belt Subaru in Lakewood, New Jersey, normally receives 100 to 120 cars a month.—
Brian Cheung,
NBC news,
7 May 2025
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About 150 students and 50 adults were evacuated from an elementary school in Maryland after hours of heavy rains driven by an atmospheric river caused major flooding in multiple eastern states.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Kane was synonymous with Tottenham and had spent nine years driving the team forward with mountains of goals and assists.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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That laid the groundwork for Iran to retain the capability to continue to use its nuclear program to extort the United States and ultimately build a nuclear weapon.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2025
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Since then, the Club Shay Shay host and his legal team have vehemently denied the allegations and claimed the Jane Doe set up the entire situation with a plan to extort him for $50 million.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
5 May 2025
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The seventh overall draft pick in 2022, the Cubs’ top pitching prospect impressed.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2025
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Final Verdict: Comfort That Fits the Way People Live Starting at $688, the Della Mini Split doesn’t aim to impress with extravagance, but by restoring ease to indoor environments.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Gaslighting is a form of emotional and psychological manipulation in which one person attempts to coerce another person into doubting their own accurate observations, perspectives, and experiences.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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But tariffs have also evolved into a tool deployed by the White House to coerce foreign governments to comply with its broader agenda.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2025
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She would be forced to learn to enjoy the feeling of harmless transgression, as Heiss did.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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As a mother of three children with autoimmune issues, Chevrier said she is forced to shop at specialty stores or make everything from scratch.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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“Blackmail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackmail. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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