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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Noah Shachtman, Wired News, 22 Sep. 2025
Newsom and lawmakers used that opening to strong-arm the companies, although the deal does not give drivers an explicit right to strike.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2023
On Thursday Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne invoked Article 49 of the French constitution, which enabled the Macron government to strong-arm a bill through the National Assembly without a vote.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2023
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Adjective
In the first weeks and months of 2025, his friends at the Trump State Department tried to strong-arm nations like Gambia into buying Starlink.
—Noah Shachtman, Wired News, 22 Sep. 2025
Newsom and lawmakers used that opening to strong-arm the companies, although the deal does not give drivers an explicit right to strike.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
Don’t try and strong-arm anyone into supporting you, because that certainly won’t leave anyone impressed.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2023
On Thursday Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne invoked Article 49 of the French constitution, which enabled the Macron government to strong-arm a bill through the National Assembly without a vote.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2023
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“Strong-arm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strong-arm. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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