arm-twistings

plural of arm-twisting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for arm-twistings
Noun
  • According to the report, many developers face obstacles such as rising construction costs, financing constraints, labor shortages, and regulatory complexity.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Forcing athletes to find new affordances within various constraints makes perception-action coupling more efficient.
    Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These new pressures add to existing ones, such as building state-of-the-art facilities and hiring expensive coaches in hopes of landing recruits.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The budget pressures departments to have state employees return to their offices instead of working at home as many have done since the 2020 pandemic.
    Paul Egan, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Castro’s talent lies in meticulously creating a realistic—and entertaining—portrait of one man’s compulsions, bringing individual texture to a curious social phenomenon.
    Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Political compulsions could lead to measures that expand the country's fiscal deficit, further raising borrowing costs.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Arm-twistings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arm-twistings. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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