intimidate
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blackjack, bogart, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, cow, hector, mau-mau, strong-arm
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Sufentanil is an opioid painkiller five to seven times more potent than fentanyl—another powerful opioid—at the time of peak effect and 4,521 times more powerful than morphine, but Alison wasn’t intimidated. — Kayla Webley Adler, Marie Claire, "I Was One Of The Top Doctors In My Field. I Was Also An Opioid Addict.," 25 Feb. 2019 His investigators and lawyers worked to discredit or intimidate the women and girls who came forward, and the authorities working on the case, according to the Herald. — Jane Coaston, Vox, "Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender who is friends with Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, explained," 22 Feb. 2019 The men and women in fluorescent safety vests blocking traffic and intimidating shoppers on the famed Champs-Elysees Avenue vent a range of grievances against the government. — Lori Hinnant, The Seattle Times, "French yellow vest movement dogged by intolerance, extremism," 29 Jan. 2019 The report found that there was an overall decrease in acts of vandalism against clinics but a significant increase in activities aimed at disrupting services and intimidating patients and providers. — CBS News, "U.S. abortion clinics face surge of "emboldened" protesters, survey shows," 7 May 2018 Man pleaded guilty to the crime of intimidating, interfering with, or retaliating against a federal official by threatening to murder a family member. — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, "Man who threatened to kill Ajit Pai’s children pleads guilty, faces prison," 4 Sep. 2018 Incels can be vicious, and dealing with them head-on can be intimidating. — Ellen Pao, WIRED, "The Perverse Incentives That Help Incels Thrive in Tech," 19 June 2018 After all, 109 million followers can be intimidating. — Isabel Greenberg, Harper's BAZAAR, "Kylie Jenner Deletes Pictures of Stormi and Says She Won't Share New Photos Of Her Daughter," 11 June 2018 But at Big Chicks—and only at Big Chicks—a bear could not intimidate me. — David Tamarkin, Bon Appetit, "“I Think We Have a Gay Bar”," 6 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'intimidate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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