as in to intimidate
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
our coach told us not to let the other team bogart us on the field
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Recent Examples of bogart
Yet she isn’t allowed to bogart the apercus; each of the characters gets a chance to shine, though some all but cry out for larger parts, larger lily pads on which to brood.
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Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
In Schutz’s attempt to reflect reality, her own gestures bogart the image, reopening a decades-old wound without bringing a new dimension of understanding to it.
—Kimberly Drew, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2022
Back in the Dark Ages of cannabis consumption, the only rule that seemed to matter was not to bogart that joint.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2020
Built in 1963, the State House was designed to house the Alabama Department of Transportation, but in 1985, the Legislature bogarted the building while the capitol across the street was being renovated.
—Kyle Whitmire, al, 25 Mar. 2020
Tres Santos was accused of bogarting the small town’s water supply and displacing the local fisherman, who had been using the beach at Punta Lobos for generations.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 21 May 2017
Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
In Schutz’s attempt to reflect reality, her own gestures bogart the image, reopening a decades-old wound without bringing a new dimension of understanding to it.
—Kimberly Drew, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2022
Back in the Dark Ages of cannabis consumption, the only rule that seemed to matter was not to bogart that joint.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2020
Built in 1963, the State House was designed to house the Alabama Department of Transportation, but in 1985, the Legislature bogarted the building while the capitol across the street was being renovated.
—Kyle Whitmire, al, 25 Mar. 2020
Tres Santos was accused of bogarting the small town’s water supply and displacing the local fisherman, who had been using the beach at Punta Lobos for generations.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 21 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bogart
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Virginia never looked intimidated despite last month’s blowout loss.—
Steve Reed,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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They are intimidated by his beauty and coolness, and keeping driving up to the window.—
Andy Hoglund,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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The victim involved was identified by her family as Jada West, who reportedly had been bullied since transferring to the school.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The funny thing is, Austin fathered seven children in all, but only Dot, Betty and Helen were coerced into performing, and their father’s monomania is compared, quite alarmingly, to such bullying stage fathers as Murray Wilson (The Beach Boys) and Joe Jackson (The Jackson 5).—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Bogart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogart. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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