Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for browbeatings
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If Çatak uses the accumulation of mundane details to portray the pressures on ordinary people, Alper uses the heightened language of myth and allegory to tell a story that nevertheless feels immediately recognizable as belonging to the present.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026 -
Additionally, the White House is urging lawmakers to ban institutional buyers from purchasing single-family homes to ease competitive pressures on individual buyers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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And this year, Williams became eligible for the Medal of Honor with the approval of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, which eliminates any time constraints Williams might face in a review of his combat actions.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Only a handful of launch opportunities are available each month due to trajectory constraints based on the ever changing positions of the Earth and moon, lighting conditions and other mission-specific variables.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Department of Homeland Security said it’s been in contact with churches in Springfield about the threats.—
Caitlin Hu,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Maybe if Miami had added a quarterback better than Mike White and Skylar Thompson in the 2024 offseason, let’s say veteran quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, Tagovailoa’s threats to sit out training camp, and the exhibition season wouldn’t have been so scary to McDaniel.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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Downgrading to a simpler phone, such as an old-school flip phone, could also help curb social media compulsions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Within a week, the compulsions disappeared.—
J. Aaron Sanders,
STAT,
4 Feb. 2026
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What could be worse than these twin terrors?—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Almost every one of Arsenal’s title-winning seasons in living memory has had a moment where the terrors set in.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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But the ability to beat back our more routine pathological menaces is a good indicator of the country’s ability to take on bigger, more virulent threats.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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His job is to help fight these teeny-tiny menaces.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Browbeatings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/browbeatings. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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