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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arm-twisted
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But that bar was browbeaten by critics into pausing and then canceling the project.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026 -
Analysts have suggested a vote from Waller in favor of interest rate cuts, aligning with the president’s browbeating demands for lower borrowing costs—could be seen as a bellwether for his candidacy.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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We won't be intimidated by these tactics.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Montreal certainly won’t be intimidated by having to win on the road.—
Eduardo A. Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Apr. 2026
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The Kid Line of Marat Khusnutdinov, Fraser Minten and James Hagens drew raves from Sturm in the first two games up in Buffalo for its details and refusal to be cowed by the hostile environment in Buffalo.—
Stephen Conroy,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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The President, this faction argued, was too cowed by hawkish interventionists like Mark Levin, a neoconservative commentator.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Their daughter was bullied by fake nude images at school.—
Bethany Bruner,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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Family believes others may be involved Relatives say Marcus went to the home simply to visit a friend – and that he had been bullied and threatened in the days leading up to the shooting.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Cole threatened to sue the company.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Iran threatened retaliation after the US seized one of its cargo ships, denting hopes of an imminent peace deal.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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For over a century, citizens have been surveilled while the media is harassed and hectored into compromise, so that the official rhetoric of Slavic suprematism can go unchallenged.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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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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The external expectations have not been this high since 2022, in part because of how the Avs bulldozed through the first half of the schedule.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2026
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When money is received, the group works with wildlife managers if a location needs to be sheared, burned or bulldozed.—
Andrew Weeks,
Twin Cities,
10 Apr. 2026
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Teen parents have been shamed and stigmatized.—
Riley J. Steiner,
STAT,
20 Apr. 2026
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Yes, Swalwell and others have been shamed into resigning.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Arm-twisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arm-twisted. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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