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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
Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
In fact, this whole jaunt to Flatbush has been a somewhat haunting trip down memory lane for Oliver, who has been having flashbacks of being bullied and judged for his little purple scarf and penchant for the arts.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
While a parent will likely need to call administrators if a child is bullied in elementary school, exploring resilience can help teens.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 26 Sep. 2025
The volumes are introduced by Robinson, who reflects on his experiences being homeless and bullied as a child.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
After getting picked apart by Texas A&M and bullied by Miami, the defense’s performance against one of the Big Ten’s doormats should have been better.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
The Tigers’ defensive front bullied South Carolina all night, recording five sacks and eight tackles for loss.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Motivated largely by his desire to please his dead father, who bullied him into believing that toughness is the essence of manhood, Cade insists on pushing past his injury and pursuing his dream.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
For example, Prince William's perspective has been that Meghan Markle bullied palace staff at the private office the two couples shared at Kensington Palace.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
After getting bullied in elementary school, his mom, the comic book writer Elaine Lee, homeschooled him.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
In fact, this whole jaunt to Flatbush has been a somewhat haunting trip down memory lane for Oliver, who has been having flashbacks of being bullied and judged for his little purple scarf and penchant for the arts.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
While a parent will likely need to call administrators if a child is bullied in elementary school, exploring resilience can help teens.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 26 Sep. 2025
The volumes are introduced by Robinson, who reflects on his experiences being homeless and bullied as a child.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
After getting picked apart by Texas A&M and bullied by Miami, the defense’s performance against one of the Big Ten’s doormats should have been better.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
The Tigers’ defensive front bullied South Carolina all night, recording five sacks and eight tackles for loss.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Motivated largely by his desire to please his dead father, who bullied him into believing that toughness is the essence of manhood, Cade insists on pushing past his injury and pursuing his dream.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
For example, Prince William's perspective has been that Meghan Markle bullied palace staff at the private office the two couples shared at Kensington Palace.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullied
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As that installment blew up in fall 2024, a new generation of viewers discovered the Menendezes’ story, including their claims that their parents, whom they were convicted of killing, had abused them.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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Epstein’s former girlfriend, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, was convicted in 2021 of helping lure teenage girls to be abused by him.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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While exhibitions are the biggest draw, the site has also welcomed more than 5,000 people to its open days, including 1,600 students from nearby schools who might feel intimidated to step into Chanel’s offices in central Paris.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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We will not be intimidated by your threat to engage in mass firings.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
25 Sep. 2025
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This is the cost of having been tortured in public.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Hoping to better understand the demand for smutty scares, Hitchcock and his wife, Alma Reville (Olivia Williams), spend an interminable evening at the theater surrounded by people throwing popcorn and making out while the topless woman onscreen is tortured and killed in a masked man’s dungeon.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There are liberals in media, but the corporations are now either controlled by the right wing or frightened of it.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
20 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
Adjective
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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
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To One Piece fans, the flag symbolizes Luffy’s quest to chase his dreams, liberate oppressed people, and fight the autocratic World Government.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
20 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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Billions of microbes are hard at work dissolving compounds in this giant mound of crushed ore from Escondida, the biggest copper mine on the planet.—
Vanessa Bates Ramirez,
Scientific American,
1 Oct. 2025
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Embedded with crushed tourmaline, jade, obsidian, and amethyst, HealthyLine’s multitasking wellness device puts five types of tension-melting therapy at one’s fingertips.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The reportedly downtrodden facility is also where Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is imprisoned.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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The group has managed over the years to tie the issue of its weapons to its own identity and the very fate of the once-downtrodden Lebanese Shia community.—
Bilal Y. Saab,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Bullied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullied. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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