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as in abused
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
the kindergarten teacher explained why it was wrong to bully classmates
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as in frightened
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
the manager was fired for bullying employees
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Recent Examples of bullied
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
Because he was being completely bullied and demeaned and excused.
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Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
In a pluralistic democracy of free citizens, true leadership cannot be bought, bullied, or beaten into people.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Capoy said the suspects, who were close friends, said in initial questioning that they were bullied in school.
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CBS News,
22 June 2026
Bonnie's new device Lilypad initially causes problems with this, leading her to be brutally bullied in a group chat and shamed into rejecting her toys.
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Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
If the Americans get bullied out of the game, Australia will have the edge.
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Dean Jones,
New York Times,
18 June 2026
After a difficult childhood and a painful falling out with her family, Daveigh was bullied and struggled to find safety and happiness in downtown LA.
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Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
A little over a month later, another spell of freezing weather bullied its way into Central Florida and slammed the remaining citrus groves that had just started to recover.
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Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
Verb
They got bullied in that one, showing a tremendous lack of physicality.
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Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
Because he was being completely bullied and demeaned and excused.
—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
In a pluralistic democracy of free citizens, true leadership cannot be bought, bullied, or beaten into people.
—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Capoy said the suspects, who were close friends, said in initial questioning that they were bullied in school.
—
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Bonnie's new device Lilypad initially causes problems with this, leading her to be brutally bullied in a group chat and shamed into rejecting her toys.
—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
If the Americans get bullied out of the game, Australia will have the edge.
—
Dean Jones,
New York Times,
18 June 2026
After a difficult childhood and a painful falling out with her family, Daveigh was bullied and struggled to find safety and happiness in downtown LA.
—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
A little over a month later, another spell of freezing weather bullied its way into Central Florida and slammed the remaining citrus groves that had just started to recover.
—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullied
Adjective
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The biggest hurdle, though, is simply believing the Elle Woods who learns to prove her doubters wrong at 16 would be so intimidated when faced with doing it again at 22.
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In traditional settings, people often feel rushed, intimidated, and unseen.
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Bianca Graham, 30, of Astoria, abused her position at the Blythebourne Post Office in Borough Park to make some extra cash at the expense of 13 victims between August 2024 and August 2025, prosecutors say.
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Seven years later, Leonard has abused an organization, alienated a fan base and basically collected nearly $300 million of Steve Ballmer’s money and burned it.
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At the time of writing, as the Marine Traffic map shows, tanker traffic is barely moving through the Strait, and many ships, unable to obtain insurance or with their owners frightened at the level of risk involved, are refusing to advance.
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But because the president has frightened Congress, Congress doesn’t raise its voice when the president puts his Albert Speer–like building project, or intends to, on Congress’s land.
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The Irish were the original oppressed people from the English Empire, and the original colony.
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The body pointed to the fact that Iran’s Farabi cinema body, which oversees the country’s submission, was directly controlled by the hardline Islamic Republic regime government, which in turn has suppressed freedom of speech and brutally oppressed filmmakers across its 47 years in power.
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Walker was abducted, raped, tortured and murdered after attending a Valentine’s Day dance with her boyfriend.
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The actual abduction was committed, according to the feds, by supermarket owner Abu Chowdhury — who’s accused of heading a kidnapping ring that also snatched and tortured two men who crossed his vengeful wife, Iffat Lubna.
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Audiences who endured the Miramax era have been browbeaten to believe that the best picture Oscar should go to a period piece that chokes out a sob from audiences.
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Not to the extent that the user is necessarily being browbeaten.
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Many have camped out along the edge of the piles of crushed concrete and rebar, awaiting any word of their relatives.
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Garnish with more crushed red pepper and fresh oregano.
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The series tracks the pair’s investment in Wrexham AFC, a once-downtrodden team in Wales that has since risen to the verge of a promotion to the Premier League, the highest tier of British pro soccer.
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The Union’s Army of the Potomac, about 90,000 men, was looking downtrodden after the losses.
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