Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arm-twisted
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His process of doing so involved disparaging his accusers, browbeating people and institutions that no longer wanted to be associated with him, and refusing to accept a path that precluded a return to being a public figure.—
Elizabeth Spiers,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026 -
But that bar was browbeaten by critics into pausing and then canceling the project.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Haaland plays with a chip on his shoulder and is intimidated by no one.—
Julian Cardillo,
Boston Herald,
15 June 2026
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The process of arranging dinner amused and intimidated me.—
Matthew Kassel,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2026
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Producers have been cowed internally after the show has been undermined by a media company that has consistently refused to stand up for it in public.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 June 2026
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Not since Roy Hodgson in 2010 had a Liverpool manager seemed so cowed by an obvious act of hostility.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
30 May 2026
Verb
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With Ethan Hawke's newbie simmering against the go-for-broke finesse of Denzel Washington's very bad, no-good officer, Training Day revels in tension, with washes of blue and green augmenting scenes where Hawke is bullied into getting high.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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In 2019, Teresa and Gia shared that then-9-year-old Audriana was bullied at school because of her father.—
Jamie Ballard,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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Then came a scathing letter from Sorsby's attorney, Jeffrey Kessler, who also threatened to sue the Big 12 conference, on behalf of Texas Tech, if there were any punishments handed down by the conference.—
Trey Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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The plan is a direct result of South Africa’s crippling electricity crisis, which peaked between 2023 and 2023 when record-breaking rolling blackouts threatened economic collapse.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
15 June 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 track in west suburban Stickney is in bankruptcy proceedings to be sold to either continue as a race track or to be bulldozed in favor of real estate development.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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The anecdote reflects the nature of royal properties at large, which are altered but rarely bulldozed and rebuilt, causing their rooms to battle the needs of current residents and the echoes of past tenants.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
11 June 2026
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The crisis shamed the government, which was forced by its ombudsman to shutter the makeshift camp and relocate the migrants.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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The rest of us were shamed by omission.—
Laura Washington,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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“Arm-twisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arm-twisted. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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