as in to force
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
always manages to sandbag her sister into joining her in these foolish schemes
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Recent Examples of sandbag
Rodriguez joins Yu Darvish and Nestor Cortes (in San Diego last weekend) and teammate Zac Gallen Friday night as 5.00-ERA starters who sandbagged the Dodgers.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
The top three automakers are badly losing a race for the future to BYD and other Chinese electric vehicle companies — their big investments in EVs having been sandbagged by this year’s about-face from supportive government policies to deliberately destructive ones.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
The Aggies don’t sandbag and dodge.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Storefronts were sandbagged against the turbid floodwaters, which have remained high in Benton for multiple days.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
The top three automakers are badly losing a race for the future to BYD and other Chinese electric vehicle companies — their big investments in EVs having been sandbagged by this year’s about-face from supportive government policies to deliberately destructive ones.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
The Aggies don’t sandbag and dodge.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Storefronts were sandbagged against the turbid floodwaters, which have remained high in Benton for multiple days.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandbag
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The California case has drawn comparisons to the lawsuits brought against Big Tobacco in the 1990s, which forced a national reckoning over the harms of smoking.—
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semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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United kept Chelsea at bay until substitute Kerr scored in the 78th minute, only for United’s Simi Awujo to equalise three minutes later and force extra time.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Meyers is also accused of coercing the 15-year-old into recording the high school’s wrestling team, the complaint alleges.—
Brittany Kubicko,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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Guevara and two colleagues, Mason and then-Detective Ernest Halvorson, orchestrated a frame-up by coercing one witness to identify Rios by beating him with a phone book and flashlight, and another by threatening to charge him with obstruction, according to the plaintiffs’ allegations.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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The lawsuit Paxton brought against the company sought compensation for economic losses, civil penalties and a court order compelling the company to take corrective measures to prevent future tragedies.—
Lana Ferguson,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Nonetheless, host Alan Cumming felt compelled to smooth things over, emphasizing the involuntary nature of the outbursts.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Christians are obligated to fast and abstain on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, as well as fast from meat on Fridays during Lent, according to Catholic Online.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Feb. 2026
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Or rather, none of it happens without the Rockies botching the Arenado thing so badly that CEO Dick Monfort and the family felt obligated to take this massive swing to try and replace him.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
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The Gulf, and the world beyond, favors dealing with a strong ruler who can muscle his way through necessary reforms unlike, say, the situation in neighboring Lebanon.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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The clinic has developed a proprietary algorithm, the Tulah Life Index, which aggregates metrics ranging from gut health to muscle mass into a single score out of 100.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2026
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Western Illinois coach obliged, and Wagner made the team.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Last month, the park service obliged, eliminating an outdoor exhibit at Independence National Historical Park, in Philadelphia, where George Washington’s house once stood.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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