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as in abused
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
the kindergarten teacher explained why it was wrong to bully classmates
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as in frightened
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
the manager was fired for bullying employees
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Recent Examples of bullied
Annabelle Canela, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
His twin sister, Danielle, who is also autistic, was bullied by classmates and became suicidal.
—Fred Clasen-Kelly, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
There’s one episode that really stuck with me about a woman who had been bullied badly in middle school.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Newsrooms — like many other companies, amid a tight labor market and booming economy — responded with intense sympathy for junior employees who felt mistreated by managers and bullied by untouchable stars.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Jordan Love and the offense scored on their first three possessions, and from there the Packers bullied a Lions team that won 14 games and earned the NFC’s top seed last year.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
His father died from kidney cancer when the singer was 9, he was bullied in high school, and was kicked out of the house by his mother, who struggled with alcoholism, at 17.
—USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
It's been a roller coaster ride in Ann Arbor the last couple of seasons, from the highs of the 2023 team that bullied its way to the national championship, to the lows of the 2024 season.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
The first touchdown of the year was bullied into the end zone by Williams, who wouldn’t be done in this game.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Friends of mine received unwanted explicit snaps from male peers, some were contacted by complete strangers, and many were bullied on the platform.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
His twin sister, Danielle, who is also autistic, was bullied by classmates and became suicidal.
—Fred Clasen-Kelly, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
There’s one episode that really stuck with me about a woman who had been bullied badly in middle school.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Newsrooms — like many other companies, amid a tight labor market and booming economy — responded with intense sympathy for junior employees who felt mistreated by managers and bullied by untouchable stars.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Jordan Love and the offense scored on their first three possessions, and from there the Packers bullied a Lions team that won 14 games and earned the NFC’s top seed last year.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
His father died from kidney cancer when the singer was 9, he was bullied in high school, and was kicked out of the house by his mother, who struggled with alcoholism, at 17.
—USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
It's been a roller coaster ride in Ann Arbor the last couple of seasons, from the highs of the 2023 team that bullied its way to the national championship, to the lows of the 2024 season.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
The first touchdown of the year was bullied into the end zone by Williams, who wouldn’t be done in this game.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullied
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In a bipartisan vote, 49 Republicans joined Democrats to repeal the authorizations, which members say have been abused to justify later military actions.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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The biggest Flock controversy centers on allegations that law enforcement has abused the company’s surveillance network to target women, immigrants, and people engaging in legal activity outside their home states.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For anyone who loves cooking or has long been intimidated by it, Typhur has designed a future where every meal can be mastered, and every cook can have the power of precision in their hands.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Riki felt intimidated at the mere mention of a neighborhood like Ebisu, and her friend showed up that day looking especially elegant, her hair dyed a stylish reddish-brown, dazzling everyone around her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The number paid respects to Matthew Shepard, a gay man who was tortured and killed because of his sexuality in 1998.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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Soliman fled to the United States in 2014 on a visitor visa and later filed a petition for asylum, describing how security forces over the years had locked him up on false charges and tortured him with electrical shocks.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Family pets, especially dogs, are frightened by the noise and will hide or try to run away.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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In the first Nobody, Odenkirk’s Hutch has to reignite the sleeping assassin within himself after his family was frightened by a botched home invasion.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The series was originally based on a novel by Margaret Atwood and followed June's life in a dystopian world called Gilead following a Second American Civil War, where women are oppressed and only used in society for their fertility.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Even the long oppressed Russian people would cheer.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Not to the extent that the user is necessarily being browbeaten.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Pour ice and all into a big mug or glass, top with crushed ice, and garnish with a mint sprig and/or lime wedge or wheel.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
13 Sep. 2025
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Although the crushed velvet exteriors are the most eye-catching details of the shoes, there’s more to them than what meets the eye.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Beneath Grisham’s pen, Dot Black was a blue-collar chain-smoker meant to stand in for all downtrodden Southern whites.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Those ticket sales would be a huge boon to movie theater owners after the all-important summer stretch ended on a downtrodden note.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Bullied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullied. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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