as in to threaten
to use blackmail against (someone)
The old man was being blackmailed by his nephew.
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Over the past year, small-scale protests have occasionally taken place outside Villa Park and fans have threatened to hold walkouts during games.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
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The family defended themselves against an angry mob of hundreds of people who surrounded the house, throwing rocks and threatening the family, Duggan said.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Ewers was impressive finding A.J. Henning on one throw and squeezed a pass into a tight window to running back Ollie Gordon II.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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To squeeze all this into exactly 100 days between Wrexham staging a promotion party after last season had ended and Tuesday’s cup tie against Hull is impressive.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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India’s transformation into an economic superpower has uplifted millions of households – which in turn have bought more cars and motorcycles, driving up the demand for gasoline.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Lastly, in May 2024, Tamura was pulled over for driving a car with no license plate.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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Using Deepfakes For Extortion And Deception Hackers are using AI to create deepfakes to extort execs and voice signatures to trick employees.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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President Donald Trump has already silenced ABC, CBS, and Facebook, extorting millions of dollars from them for offending him.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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He has been particularly impressed with manager Claudio Giráldez’s ability to bed-in academy players.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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OpenAI’s release also impressed developers on another, more nuanced point: launch logistics.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Aug. 2025
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The lawsuit alleges the grant conditions coerce local governments into adopting the Trump administration's policy agenda.—
Alison Dirr,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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But, as archaeologist Sean Winter writes, also like in the US, the reality involves a lot of people coerced into laboring for the benefit of the most powerful.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Aug. 2025
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Obama did much of this without Republicans forcing his hand.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Instead, a group of Jewish zealots burned the city’s storehouses in order to force the population to fight rather than wait out or appease their adversaries.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Blackmail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackmail. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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