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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
Jason Abbruzzese, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
The case centered on allegations that O’Brien had bullied colleagues and made racially insensitive remarks.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Sunday, their blockers were bullied something bad.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
The psychological drama follows a socially awkward 12-year-old who is relentlessly bullied at an all-boy water polo camp.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Because for the first time all season, Notre Dame played like the team that bullied its way to the national championship game last winter, taking on all comers and leaving them bloodied.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
She’s being bullied at school due to the fact her psychic gifts that helped solve The Grabber case are no longer a secret.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Enter Billy, played by Dacre Montgomery, a troubled California transplant who bullied his younger step-sister, Max, and her friends.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
But you don’t get bullied off the show.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Naroditsky's death at age 29 outraged his supporters in the chess world, who said he'd been bullied relentlessly by Kramnik, a former world champion who has accused many players of cheating in online play.
—Jason Abbruzzese, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
The case centered on allegations that O’Brien had bullied colleagues and made racially insensitive remarks.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Sunday, their blockers were bullied something bad.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
The psychological drama follows a socially awkward 12-year-old who is relentlessly bullied at an all-boy water polo camp.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Because for the first time all season, Notre Dame played like the team that bullied its way to the national championship game last winter, taking on all comers and leaving them bloodied.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
She’s being bullied at school due to the fact her psychic gifts that helped solve The Grabber case are no longer a secret.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Enter Billy, played by Dacre Montgomery, a troubled California transplant who bullied his younger step-sister, Max, and her friends.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
But you don’t get bullied off the show.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullied
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Lorincz’s sister testified that they both were abused as children and were raised in a household with a history of mental illness and addiction.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Court filings from the former players allege how Lorch methodically groomed and abused children from some of the nation’s poorest communities, cunningly and cruelly preying on their desperation and love of the city game, on an almost industrial scale.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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For his part, Jackman allowed that he had been intimidated by Foster's talent and sterling résumé.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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This is a showstopper apple pie, but don’t be intimidated.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As of 2025, at least 130 people are known to have been tortured by Burge and his detectives.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Another 11 suspected Tren de Aragua members were hit with multiple felony charges in December after a couple living in the now-shuttered Edge of Lowry apartments was kidnapped and tortured.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
25 Oct. 2025
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One, frightened, pressed her belly into the pavement.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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Carley Coleman, operations director at adjacent Via Vite, said her staff and guests dining at the restaurant were frightened when gunshots rang out.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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One of the reasons why Muslims fast during Ramadan is to remember those who are oppressed or suffering, and to share in those emotions.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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One answer was to build a Jewish state; the other, to fight for the emancipation of all oppressed people through universalist, often left-wing, politics.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 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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Add the scotch and Calvados and some crushed ice, and stir about 10 to 15 seconds, until a small frost begins to show on the outside of the mug.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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The material is man-made from crushed quartz crystals combined with binders like resin and pigments for color.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The movie flattening Carrie into someone downtrodden and fragile, rather than standoffish and conflicted, makes the whole resolution feel a little too clean.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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Daniel asked, looking at the viewers with a downtrodden facial expression.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Bullied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullied. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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