Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arm-twisted
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This might take a series of browbeating prompts, but that’s not a big deal.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025 -
Not to mention the relentless White House campaign to browbeat Fed Chair Jerome Powell to lower rates while auditioning dovish successors.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
16 Aug. 2025
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While exhibitions are the biggest draw, the site has also welcomed more than 5,000 people to its open days, including 1,600 students from nearby schools who might feel intimidated to step into Chanel’s offices in central Paris.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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We will not be intimidated by your threat to engage in mass firings.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
25 Sep. 2025
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If the Democrats are cowed by that threat, their leaders are not showing it.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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Quoting the president's message, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, a Democrat, said his city would not be cowed by threats of military deployment.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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After getting bullied in elementary school, his mom, the comic book writer Elaine Lee, homeschooled him.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
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In fact, this whole jaunt to Flatbush has been a somewhat haunting trip down memory lane for Oliver, who has been having flashbacks of being bullied and judged for his little purple scarf and penchant for the arts.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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Kimmel was benched for three nights by ABC after Brendan Carr, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, threatened to punish the network over comments the host made in a monologue.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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Since then, dozens of tariffs have been threatened, implemented, delayed and changed, ushering in an environment of economic uncertainty for business owners who are unsure of what to expect next.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
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Jason Sudeikis, Robert Smigel, and George Wendt hectored Kelce to (1) make Taylor pony up for a new stadium and (2) propose already.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
14 Aug. 2025
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Out of a jumbo set, quarterback Patrick Mahomes handed it off to running back Kareem Hunt, but Eagles linebacker Nolan Smith — initially untouched off the line — bulldozed through blockers Noah Gray and center Creed Humphrey to stop Hunt for a loss of one yard.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
15 Sep. 2025
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Decatur regained the lead as Akilyz Rivera bulldozed in for a one-yard TD run on the first play of the final quarter.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
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Kirk’s former chief of staff Mikey McCoy shamed Cohen for the comments in a post on X early Thursday morning.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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In Indiana, a number of teachers, university staff members and other government employees are being shamed on social media for comments critical of Kirk's views or making light of his death.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Arm-twisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arm-twisted. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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