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Recent Examples of intimidation
In recent years Beijing has ramped up its military intimidation of Taiwan, including by simulating blockades.
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Steven Jiang, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
Those groups have been active in the streets, detaining opponents and reinforcing regime authority through intimidation.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
In 2025 and 2026, reports of violent crackdowns including state killings, mass detentions, and intimidation have already emerged, signaling that repression remains the regime’s primary coercive tool.
—Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Maduro declared victory despite widespread allegations of electoral fraud and intimidation.
—Duarte Dias, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
In Venezuela, where independent journalism is heavily restricted and reporters often face intimidation, access to timely and verifiable information is limited even during major national emergencies.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
The lawsuit states that Kenneth Jones began pushing back again by summer 2025, refusing to continue paying the mayor, in turn facing retaliation that included threats, intimidation and the firing of his daughter’s boyfriend from the city.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
As a result of the various threats and intimidation, judges have had to adapt their daily lives.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
Mayisha Begum a labor programmer officer, told Sourcing Journal that reduced wages, wage theft, inhumane work rates and mandatory overtime continued to be the top areas of concern, followed by unsafe working conditions, harassment, intimidation, abuse and gender-based violence.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 22 Dec. 2025
Steven Jiang, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
Those groups have been active in the streets, detaining opponents and reinforcing regime authority through intimidation.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
In 2025 and 2026, reports of violent crackdowns including state killings, mass detentions, and intimidation have already emerged, signaling that repression remains the regime’s primary coercive tool.
—Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Maduro declared victory despite widespread allegations of electoral fraud and intimidation.
—Duarte Dias, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
In Venezuela, where independent journalism is heavily restricted and reporters often face intimidation, access to timely and verifiable information is limited even during major national emergencies.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
The lawsuit states that Kenneth Jones began pushing back again by summer 2025, refusing to continue paying the mayor, in turn facing retaliation that included threats, intimidation and the firing of his daughter’s boyfriend from the city.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
As a result of the various threats and intimidation, judges have had to adapt their daily lives.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
Mayisha Begum a labor programmer officer, told Sourcing Journal that reduced wages, wage theft, inhumane work rates and mandatory overtime continued to be the top areas of concern, followed by unsafe working conditions, harassment, intimidation, abuse and gender-based violence.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimidation
Noun
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A lot of people get drawn into the fear, distracted by the thoughts in their head.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Many immigrant customers haven’t returned, while five of his former employees, despite having working papers, left Charlotte permanently out of fear.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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Mariners traversing the bar are urged to exercise extreme caution or stay in port until the threat subsides.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Information widely available within the industry suggested that land movement related to hurricane activity was a threat to pipelines.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Cruz and other Republicans argued the decision minimized the gravity of an attack on the judiciary and could encourage future political violence.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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The numbers mark a sharp reversal from a spike in violence during the worst years of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In blockade and quarantine contingencies, lawfare and economic coercion might matter as much as air-naval power.—
Eyck Freymann,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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Since the movie's release in September, the relationship between the two has soured and in the weeks leading up to the bond hearing the filmmaker in court filings accused Goudreau of deceit, financial coercion and threatening conduct.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Nov. 2025
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Clement was a menace, leading the postseason in hits and doubles while striking out only twice.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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One that isn’t slurred together from such a familiar combination of backwater lawlessness, faux-polite menace, and profoundly sweaty animal metaphors.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
31 Oct. 2025
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The other lives in New Jersey and is accused of talking about a potential terror attack in Boston during a livestream.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Esmé, along with many patrons and staff, experienced the terror and chaos of the event firsthand.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Such weapons are considered ideal tools for terrorism, designed to cause fear, disruption, and long-term contamination rather than mass destruction.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Also included was the family of a reputed Indian drug lord, Iqbal Mirchi, who was among the prime suspects (although never charged in the incident) in the 1993 bombings in Mumbai that killed 250 people, one of the first major terrorism attacks in the country.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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For those who do know him, the optics are less about political pressure and more about simple, unadulterated pride.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Mexico enters the 2026 World Cup with the excitement and pressure of co-hosting the tournament, eager to finally break its long-standing barrier of reaching the Round of 16.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Intimidation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimidation. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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