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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For his part, Jackman allowed that he had been intimidated by Foster's talent and sterling résumé.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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This is a showstopper apple pie, but don’t be intimidated.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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Levy, for his part, does seem honestly fascinated and a little cowed by spending time with William, but that humility feels just as weird.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 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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Naroditsky's death at age 29 outraged his supporters in the chess world, who said he'd been bullied relentlessly by Kramnik, a former world champion who has accused many players of cheating in online play.—
Jason Abbruzzese,
NBC news,
22 Oct. 2025
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The case centered on allegations that O’Brien had bullied colleagues and made racially insensitive remarks.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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More than two years after the fatal shooting, Lorincz maintained her side of the story that the kids had trespassed on her property and threatened her life.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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But this season remains threatened by law-breaking.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
23 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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While the home was saved from being bulldozed, the company reports that it was converted from a private residence into office spaces in the process and does not allow visitors to come inside.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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The area where our mailbox should be is being bulldozed to make a straighter, faster highway.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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And when placed counter to men in power, we’re shamed; just take the long-overdue imprisonment of Diddy and the public vitriol towards his female victims.—
Essence,
Essence,
15 Oct. 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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“Arm-twisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arm-twisted. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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