browbeating 1 of 3

present participle of browbeat

browbeating

2 of 3

adjective

browbeating

3 of 3

noun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of browbeating
Noun
This might take a series of browbeating prompts, but that’s not a big deal. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for browbeating
Verb
  • Guided Stargazing Tours Stargazing in a new-to-you location can feel intimidating.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The molasses-like appearance can initially seem intimidating, but the sweetness and richness of flavor is truly unique.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Village of Pewaukee recently enacted a new anti-bullying ordinance, but no citations have been issued yet.
    Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Since his tragic death, Manes has become an advocate for anti-bullying initiative and also wrote a book about her son’s experience.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Combs' case was particularly challenging, wading into the murky intersections of consent and coercion, celebrity, complex workplace dynamics and the myriad ways that people cope with trauma.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Without a requirement for an in person office visit to prevent coercion, Rosalie could be placed in the same position for future pregnancies.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In fact, the ascetic value of fasting from meat required that the person otherwise enjoy it.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Greens embodied the ascetic lushness of the farm-to-table movement, which, in Northern California, was synonymous with the Berkeley restaurant Chez Panisse.
    John Birdsall, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • In the Pacific, a trough of low pressure a few hundred miles off the coast of southwestern Mexico has a high chance of forming in the next 48 hours.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 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
Adjective
  • Gary Oldman) A raw, wrenching look at addiction and violence in South London—gritty, unflinching, and deeply compassionate.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The film attempts to thread more than 3,000 hours of footage collected between 2018 and 2024 into an unflinching portrayal of West, a perennial lightning rod for controversy usually sparked by his own hand.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This is about sowing fear and intimidation and division among Americans.
    Mason Leath, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Congressional Democrats panned the memo as an intimidation tactic.
    Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The other parents in Julianna’s comments had a similarly good sense of humor about how weaning an obstinate toddler can sometimes feel like negotiating with a dictator.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 11 Sep. 2025
  • There’s something admirable, in an obstinate way, about Coen choosing to make lesbian B-movies that clock in at under 90 minutes as his first and second solo features following his creative split with Joel in 2018.
    Daniel Bromfield, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025

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“Browbeating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/browbeating. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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