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As a child she terrorized her younger siblings.
She was terrorized by nightmares.
Employees were terrorized into accepting abysmal working conditions.
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Then the junta, led by Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, quickly reverted to its old playbook: jail, terrorize, kill.
Pro-democracy forces took up arms, joining with militias that for decades had been fighting for the rights of ethnic minorities.
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Hannah Beech, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
The night of the murders, June 12, 1994, terrorizing her was his plan.
—Judith Regan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
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Hannah Beech, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
The night of the murders, June 12, 1994, terrorizing her was his plan.
—Judith Regan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for terrorize
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“Terrorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrorize. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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terrorize
verb
ter·ror·ize
ˈter-ər-ˌīz 
terrorized; terrorizing
1
: to fill with terror
2
: to force by threat or violence
Legal Definition
terrorize
transitive verb
ter·ror·ize
ˈter-ər-ˌīz
terrorized; terrorizing
: to inflict terror upon
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