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
These are not ideal circumstances by any means, after being sandbagged by the Justice Department, but trial continues.
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
In Nett’s case, announce and then roll back announcements of a new album that’s been prone to leaks and sandbagged by indecision.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
The Rest of the Conversation There was more, on hiring Olympians, free food, sandbagging (not telling the truth) and territorial office wars.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Marty had a tendency to sandbag himself.
—Julien Levy, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2025
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
In Nett’s case, announce and then roll back announcements of a new album that’s been prone to leaks and sandbagged by indecision.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
The Rest of the Conversation There was more, on hiring Olympians, free food, sandbagging (not telling the truth) and territorial office wars.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Marty had a tendency to sandbag himself.
—Julien Levy, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandbag
Verb
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The Trojans must beat the Aggies to force a winner-take-all game Monday at a time to be determined.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Anyone with livestock has been forced to leave.—
Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
31 May 2026
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The attorney general's office said Soto used false promises and drugs to coerce women into prostitution.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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The thoughtlessness with which this bride coerced you into subsidizing her wedding was stunning.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
Verb
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One of the things that really compelled me about this season was Sam has not sensationalized the important issues of drug use.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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This exercise compels you to step out of automatic thinking and broaden your strategic vision.—
Veronica Angela,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Prosecutors are obligated to provide both sides of a case, the attorneys said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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The memorandum of understanding, first reported by Axios, would require unfettered shipping through the Strait of Hormuz without tolls and obligate Iran to remove mines from the waterway within 30 days.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Instead of ordering an intentional walk to Colson Montgomery with Edgar Quero on deck, Phillies manager Don Mattingly let Bowlan face the Sox slugger, who muscled a broken bat single into right field, bringing home Meidroth with the tying run.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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But Hamel muscled well more than that extra foot for a three-run home run just two innings later, walking off a 15-1 win in five innings.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
Verb
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At the heart of Le Parc’s immersive, interactive and multi-sensory works was the viewer experience in contrast to art for a passive audience maintained at arm’s length and obliged to accept an artist’s propositions.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Even Lawrence’s admirers felt obliged to distance themselves from the novel.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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“Sandbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbag. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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