Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arm-twisted
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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 -
Davies more or less browbeat her into terminating the pregnancy, and dropped out of college.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The process is the punishment with them and like all of you here in Minnesota, the great people of Minnesota, I will not be intimidated.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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The 5-foot-6 guard recalls being intimidated by older, bigger and stronger girls as a freshman.—
Noah Poser,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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We cannot be cowed into quiescence.—
Brian Kolp,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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No one was cowed by the threat.—
Katherine Packert Burke,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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That defense straight up bullied him.—
Prince J. Grimes,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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The young boy then has to navigate being 10 and being bullied, having crushes on girls, all while older siblings Yvette (Essence Atkins) and Marcus (Jason Weaver) cringe at the thought of him being at the same high school.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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Much of that instability was triggered by the battle between Thaksin and his allies, versus Thailand’s conservative establishment, a small but powerful network of military, royalist, and business elites threatened by his populist policies.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Ben Manenti smashed 60 off only 25 balls, with six sixes, as Italy threatened to chase down a target of 202-7 set by England in their Group C clash.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 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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Eventually, a corner convenience store on Riverfront Boulevard was bulldozed and reborn as a two-story restaurant with great views of downtown.—
Sarah Blaskovich,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The latter of which, of course, has since been bulldozed in order to create her husband’s ballroom.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
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Rich, famous and powerful people have been named and shamed.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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Pornographic content addiction shouldn’t be normalized into acceptance or shamed into isolation.—
Beth Collums,
AJC.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Arm-twisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arm-twisted. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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