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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Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2025
Instead of an outright ban, HHS’ policies would strong-arm drug advertisers into submission, avoiding costly legal battles that would play out in the courts.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 17 June 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
Parnas is the son of Lev Parnas, a former Rudy Giuliani aide who helped orchestrate the 2019 scheme to strong-arm Ukraine into investigating Joe Biden, who at the time was about to seek the presidency.
—Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2025
Instead of an outright ban, HHS’ policies would strong-arm drug advertisers into submission, avoiding costly legal battles that would play out in the courts.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 17 June 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 30 Jun. 2025.
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