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Recent Examples of intimidation
And with the 2026 midterms looming, some experts worry Guard troops could even be used as a tool of systemic voter suppression and intimidation.
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Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Church members reported an uptick in harassment and intimidation.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
The two intimidation charges were dropped under the deal.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Immigrant and Latino communities — already under siege from ICE — now face not just intimidation, but real, fatal consequences.
—Bulmaro Vicente, Oc Register, 26 Oct. 2025
Critics argue the campaign lacks transparency and legal justification, and may be intended more as intimidation than interdiction.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
What once were tools for surveillance and smuggling are now weapons of intimidation and terror.
—Tania Navarro, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
OpenAI has previously been accused of serving overly broad requests for information to critics of its ongoing restructure; some of the advocacy groups targeted have called it an intimidation tactic.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Kearney, 43, faces multiple charges of witness intimidation and picketing jurors or court officers related to his activism in the Karen Read case.
—Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Church members reported an uptick in harassment and intimidation.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
The two intimidation charges were dropped under the deal.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Immigrant and Latino communities — already under siege from ICE — now face not just intimidation, but real, fatal consequences.
—Bulmaro Vicente, Oc Register, 26 Oct. 2025
Critics argue the campaign lacks transparency and legal justification, and may be intended more as intimidation than interdiction.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
What once were tools for surveillance and smuggling are now weapons of intimidation and terror.
—Tania Navarro, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
OpenAI has previously been accused of serving overly broad requests for information to critics of its ongoing restructure; some of the advocacy groups targeted have called it an intimidation tactic.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Kearney, 43, faces multiple charges of witness intimidation and picketing jurors or court officers related to his activism in the Karen Read case.
—Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimidation
Noun
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Despite the occasional mutual love, progressives have argued that Sliwa has previously stoked racist fears and encouraged vigilante aggression.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Glossier is supporting other alumni of its 5-year-old grant program this year because of the challenges so many of these emerging brands are facing—and despite political fear among many other companies to keep these kinds of programs going.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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When coupled with existing infrastructure like alarms, access systems, and IoT sensors, AI systems help ensure potential threats are actioned swiftly and autonomously.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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In return, Annabelle’s group perceived the alliance as a threat and started spending more points on military.—
Kaleb Demerew,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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The texts emerged as Republicans have sought to link Democrats’ rhetoric to acts of political violence, including the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.—
Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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Jones faced calls from Republicans to drop out of the race in October after Jones' recent texting scandal, in which he was revealed to have called for violence against a Republican lawmaker.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
4 Nov. 2025
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Ventura maintained in her testimony that at times she was made to attend these events via coercion and blackmail, claims Combs has denied and was not found guilty of during his trial.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Oct. 2025
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Takaichi, a longtime China hawk, has criticized Beijing’s military expansion and economic coercion for years.—
Betsy Klein,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 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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That mixture of terror and safety is the secret sauce for Mike Jubie, creator of the Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses in New York’s historic Hudson Valley.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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On the other, a vision of what life would be like without the terror group.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Gille, the suspect charged with one count of terrorism and 11 counts of assualt with intent to murder connected to a stabbing spree at a Walmart near Traverse City on July 26, is now being treated at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Saline.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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He had also been charged with murder in the first degree (in furtherance of an act of terrorism) and murder in the second degree as a crime of terrorism, but those two counts were dismissed by Judge Gregory Carro in an order filed last month.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 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 7 Nov. 2025.
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