: having or using undue force
strong-armed; strong-arming; strong-arms
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Verb
developers trying to strong-arm homeowners into selling their houses at below-market prices
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Bob Morgan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Disney, meanwhile, has accused the streamer of using its position within Google to strong-arm content owners.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Castellanos Triminio faces charges of strong-arm robbery, child neglect, false imprisonment, and battery by strangulation.
—February 23, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Time and time again, courts have slapped down these strong-arm tactics that lack the force of law.
—Bob Morgan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Disney, meanwhile, has accused the streamer of using its position within Google to strong-arm content owners.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
But other commentators credited Trump with strong-arming Mexico into confronting the cartels.
—Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Castellanos Triminio faces charges of strong-arm robbery, child neglect, false imprisonment, and battery by strangulation.
—February 23, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Strong-arm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strong-arm. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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