Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arm-twisted
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But Abbott and Trump called to browbeat wavering legislators, and by May their insistence had proved irresistible.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 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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The news release said that the 31-year-old man harassed, threatened, and intimidated the 11 women — who were from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, Iowa and New York — in person, through social media, his podcast, text messages and phone calls.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Iowa made sure of that by never backing down and never being intimidated by Florida’s superior size, stature and fan support in Tampa’s Benchmark International Arena.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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Bruce Springsteen was standing up to the president, while universities and law firms were being cudgeled and cowed.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2026
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On the admin end, colleges have been lately cowed by new regulations at the Department of Education.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
20 Mar. 2026
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We just got bullied to the basket.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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And your husband should not have allowed himself to be bullied by his brother into sending a second present.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The news release said that the 31-year-old man harassed, threatened, and intimidated the 11 women — who were from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, Iowa and New York — in person, through social media, his podcast, text messages and phone calls.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Tehran has also threatened to deploy mines to block the entire Persian Gulf if its coasts or islands are attacked.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
23 Mar. 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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Hence, the litany of defensive mistakes and conceding goals in quick succession — Chelsea leaked two late goals to turn a slender PSG advantage into a daunting one, Manchester City were bulldozed by three Federico Valverde goals in 23 minutes and Spurs were 4-0 down after 23 minutes.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Much of my academic work focused on the postwar planning mistakes of the 20th century, when cities across America bulldozed neighborhoods in the name of progress and built places for cars instead of people.—
Jason Haber,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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The city was shamed into action.—
Faith Salie,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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She’s shamed and her businesses are closed down, and certainly no charity would touch her and a great deal more will come out.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Arm-twisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arm-twisted. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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