variants
also ballyragging
as in intimidating
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
anonymous trolls on the website tried to bullyrag him into backing down
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As intimidating as the best round brushes can seem, they shouldn’t be reserved for professional stylist use.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
10 Dec. 2025 -
Their desperation results in the Van Nesses intimidating Fiona and her family into selling.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Dec. 2025
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Trump is waging war on free speech, bullying cowardly media companies into submission.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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McMillan is used to bullying significantly less talented and shorter corners in the college sphere.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Aug. 2025
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Terrorism is not just any political violence, but violence specifically directed at frightening the wider public into acquiescing into the terrorist’s political goals.—
Ben Bayer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Clumsiness notwithstanding, bringing a criminal case against a journalist who was reporting on a protest is an authoritarian tactic—a means of frightening the press away from uncovering the truth.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Bullyragging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullyragging. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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