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arm-twist

verb

as in to intimidate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arm-twist
  1. intimidate
  2. browbeat
  3. bully
  4. threaten
  5. cow
  6. terrorize
  7. coerce
  8. bulldoze
Verb
  • Macron warned that the attacks would not go unanswered and accused Moscow of trying to intimidate Europeans into weakening their support for Ukraine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Many times, these patients feel intimidated not by the act of creating itself, but by making art in front of others.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of intimidate
Verb
  • The son and a guardian claims that Mary Max had depleted his finances and browbeat him.
    — BETH J. HARPAZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Repent and repair Rather than browbeating people into repentance, the Ne’ilah service’s strategy is to boost them up into it, playing upon the biblical idea of the grandeur of humanity.
    — Reuven Kimelman, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of browbeat
Verb
  • His descriptions of being bullied in high school for his sexuality resemble plotlines from Very Special Episodes of TV, and his relationship with his ailing father is similarly generic.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Yes, Stark has painted, or, more accurately, anodized, powder-coated, and otherwise bullied into submission just about everything to black.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of bully
Verb
  • This is what extinction threatens, piece by piece, thread by thread, species by species.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Recent gains by Houthi militants threaten shipping in the vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait and could further spike energy prices.
    — Antoni Slodkowski Reuters, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of threaten
Verb
  • What’s more, the blast would perhaps be visible on Earth, boosting morale at home and cowing our enemies abroad.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Far from being cowed, the backlash spurred Curott to advocate for Wiccan and pagan rights.
    — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of cow
Verb
  • Many of them, including Ned and his childhood friend and rival, Roland, are scarred by their time as youth players, haunted by memories of the sadistic coaches and cruel, competitive fathers who terrorized them both on and off the court.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The random shooting spree killed 10 people and terrorized the entire Washington, DC, area for three weeks.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of terrorize
Verb
  • By filing that brief handwritten petition, Kohberger is putting himself in the category of many criminal defendants before him, who have argued after the fact that their guilty pleas were coerced.
    — Mark Guarino, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Williams also asked Saab whether anyone had threatened or coerced him into changing his plea.
    — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of coerce
Verb
  • Determined, Teagan bulldozes her way through the boathouse, eventually becoming the team’s coxswain, the only non-rowing member who is tasked with steering, managing the race plan and motivating the rest of the team.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
  • That move was largely popular, resonating with fans who did not want to see the club’s home of 133 years bulldozed, but Goodison could do with more investment.
    — Matt Slater, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of bulldoze
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“Arm-twist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arm-twist. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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