as in to bully
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
refusing to be intimidated by the manager's harsh stare, I demanded my money back
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Recent Examples of intimidate
Bonnier hopes the exhibition brings people in who have been intimidated by stepping inside a commercial gallery.
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Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
While the shorter styles can be a bit intimidating, longer cigarette pants versions like this pair are easy to style for the office and shopping days.
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Emma Greene,
InStyle,
26 June 2026
The New York Times reported that multiple women who once dated Platner described the Maine oysterman’s behavior as intimidating and unsettling.
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Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2026
Emmy winner Richard Gadd should also land a nomination for his intimidating yet vulnerable work as a violent ex-con on his sophomore effort, Half Man.
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Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for intimidate
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
While the shorter styles can be a bit intimidating, longer cigarette pants versions like this pair are easy to style for the office and shopping days.
—
Emma Greene,
InStyle,
26 June 2026
The New York Times reported that multiple women who once dated Platner described the Maine oysterman’s behavior as intimidating and unsettling.
—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2026
Emmy winner Richard Gadd should also land a nomination for his intimidating yet vulnerable work as a violent ex-con on his sophomore effort, Half Man.
—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for intimidate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimidate
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This legislation helps our state meet current challenges and ensures bullying via AI is addressed in the school code.
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Muslim students continue to report the highest rates of bullying among religious groups in the country.
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But her outbursts frightened the children too.
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What frightened me most was what might happen to my children.
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Don’t be scared by his blue eyes.
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The intent of the letters isn’t to scare people, but to educate them about water stewardship, Talbott said.
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Weger later insisted he had been coerced into making the confession.
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The decentralized group, created by 15-year-old Bradley Chance Cadenhead in Stephenville, targets children through social media, gaming platforms and messaging apps to coerce them into self-harm and sharing explicit content.
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The mobile phone alert startled many across the city-state of Dubai, the first such alert since the interim ceasefire.
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Lansley said she has been startled by how chatbots can appear to display emotional intelligence.
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His process of doing so involved disparaging his accusers, browbeating people and institutions that no longer wanted to be associated with him, and refusing to accept a path that precluded a return to being a public figure.
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But that bar was browbeaten by critics into pausing and then canceling the project.
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“Intimidate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimidate. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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