as in to force
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
always manages to sandbag her sister into joining her in these foolish schemes
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Recent Examples of sandbag
The top three automakers are badly losing a race for the future to BYD and other Chinese electric vehicle companies — their big investments in EVs having been sandbagged by this year’s about-face from supportive government policies to deliberately destructive ones.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
The Aggies don’t sandbag and dodge.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Storefronts were sandbagged against the turbid floodwaters, which have remained high in Benton for multiple days.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Where was this sense of urgency when the mullahs were attempting to deceive U.N. inspectors while sandbagging U.S. efforts to diplomatically scuttle the country’s nuclear efforts?
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
The Aggies don’t sandbag and dodge.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Storefronts were sandbagged against the turbid floodwaters, which have remained high in Benton for multiple days.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Where was this sense of urgency when the mullahs were attempting to deceive U.N. inspectors while sandbagging U.S. efforts to diplomatically scuttle the country’s nuclear efforts?
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandbag
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The Tunnels story is that Chinese immigrants built a network of tunnels under the city because they were forced to live underground; the tunnels were then used by gangsters and bootleggers, including Al Capone.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Oct. 2025
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Delta said the disruption forced it to cancel more than 5,000 flights and cost it more than $500 million in revenue and compensation for passengers, among other expenses.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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In a free society, the government provides broad media access and doesn’t try to coerce reporters into providing only favorable coverage.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
19 Oct. 2025
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Our federal government is coercing institutions to follow its dictates on student admissions, curriculum and programs.—
George R. Boggs,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Rivera, who left Mexico at 18, is one of a growing number of people compelled to self-deport out of fear of arrest and detention.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
19 Oct. 2025
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Her lawyers say that the gravity of the allegations against her have compelled her to seek asylum.—
Aida Alami,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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Each state signed up to the ICC is obligated to arrest and surrender a fugitive found in their territory.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The United States is obligated by its own laws to give military support to Taiwan, which split from China in 1949 during a civil war.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Norris struggled to repass Leclerc for second, after the Ferrari had muscled by with the extra grip afforded by his soft tires at the start, with Leclerc’s stout defending then hindering their chase of Verstappen.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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World Athletics said Semenya and a few other DSD athletes in international track have testosterone levels in the male range, giving them an unfair advantage over other women because of the hormone's connection to muscle mass and cardio-vascular performance.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Democratic State Senator Ben Allen, who sponsored the bill, and California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara initially pushed for insurers to be obliged to pay out 100 percent of an owner’s personal property coverage limit, but the bill was amended after pushback from the industry.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Many were obliged to exit the Russian market and unravel complex supply chains, resulting in losses amounting to billions of dollars.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Sandbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbag. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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