SANDBAG Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

sandbag

verb

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 on the Web Things weren’t going great in that state, either—high taxes and regulatory struggles were sandbagging the legal market. —

Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024 That means that 1 in 5 economists polled think the Fed should go ahead and cut interest rates, easing up on its determination to sandbag the economy until inflation comes down. —

Melvin Backman, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2024 Baby Luigi represents the reaction of sandbagging racers in this artistic rendering. —

Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 9 Nov. 2023 This past term was no different, as the high court’s conservative majority ruled against affirmative action in higher education, sandbagged the Environmental Protection Agency, and struck down President Joe Biden’s plan to alleviate the burden of student loans. —

Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 6 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for sandbag

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