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to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
the kindergarten teacher explained why it was wrong to bully classmates
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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
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 May 2026
Amar, who is nine years old, has been hit and bullied at school; once, a classmate strangled him.
—Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Lenny says he and his brother were bullied for being chubby but also for being poor.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 May 2026
After getting bullied in the Play-In Tournament, the Hornets need to continue to get bigger, and Steinbach would help in that regard.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Throughout her childhood, she was severely bullied — verbally and physically — for her inability to smile.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Living in Jack's shadow is timid Simon (Ike Talburt) who is easily bullied, unable to resist Jack's thrall and authority.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 May 2026
The Wolves bullied Denver with offensive rebounds throughout the night, even when bruising backup center Jonas Valanciunas was on the floor.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
Apparently, my daughter has been bullied for nearly a year at her middle school.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Verb
Justin is being bullied at school, but doesn’t want to burden his father.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 May 2026
Amar, who is nine years old, has been hit and bullied at school; once, a classmate strangled him.
—Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Lenny says he and his brother were bullied for being chubby but also for being poor.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 May 2026
After getting bullied in the Play-In Tournament, the Hornets need to continue to get bigger, and Steinbach would help in that regard.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Throughout her childhood, she was severely bullied — verbally and physically — for her inability to smile.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Living in Jack's shadow is timid Simon (Ike Talburt) who is easily bullied, unable to resist Jack's thrall and authority.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 May 2026
The Wolves bullied Denver with offensive rebounds throughout the night, even when bruising backup center Jonas Valanciunas was on the floor.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
Apparently, my daughter has been bullied for nearly a year at her middle school.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullied
Adjective
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Many people feel too intimidated to join a facility where other exercisers can see them.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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These agents monitored and sometimes obstructed care to protesters, intimidated staff, seized protesters and took away the dead in body bags.—
Sarah El Deeb,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Roza — a woman testifying under her first name — was an aspiring model from Uzbekistan when Epstein abused her in 2009, after the plea deal and while he was supposed to be under house arrest.—
Claire Healy,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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Cook was labeled a vexatious litigant in 2018 until the Idaho Supreme Court in 2021 reversed the case, finding that the court abused its discretion.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
13 May 2026
Verb
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The Lord in your convent frightened me, Jesus with his bloody palms and gaping mouth, eyes rolled back in terror.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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Lee Cronin was both flattered and frightened when Jason Blum suggested titling his The Mummy reimagining as Lee Cronin’s The Mummy.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In 2017, the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission determined ther was credible evidence that Day was tortured into a false confession.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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On the device was a recording lasting over seven hours that allegedly captured the sound of Torbick being tortured, prosecutors reportedly said.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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The Irish were the original oppressed people from the English Empire, and the original colony.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
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The body pointed to the fact that Iran’s Farabi cinema body, which oversees the country’s submission, was directly controlled by the hardline Islamic Republic regime government, which in turn has suppressed freedom of speech and brutally oppressed filmmakers across its 47 years in power.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Audiences who endured the Miramax era have been browbeaten to believe that the best picture Oscar should go to a period piece that chokes out a sob from audiences.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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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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Many people bike the park's crushed-limestone trail one way, then take the train back to their starting point.—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
16 May 2026
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Unique ice cream flavors include Baklava (honey ice cream with phyllo dough, almond paste and crushed almonds) for Algeria and Sachertote (chocolate ice cream with chocolate sponge cake and an apricot swirl) for Austria.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee
May 15,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Consumers from both countries grew fed up with their economies in 2022, and those sentiment reports have remained downtrodden.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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And the dejected diehard of a downtrodden franchise isn’t truly stuck in a one-sided detrimental relationship.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
11 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Bullied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullied. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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