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
In the summer of 1993, Edgar led the state through the Great Flood along the Mississippi River, joining volunteers sandbagging.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Floodwaters are expected to peak Saturday night and crews were sandbagging the fire station and the Blue Spruce RV park.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 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
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Floodwaters are expected to peak Saturday night and crews were sandbagging the fire station and the Blue Spruce RV park.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandbag
Verb
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Young people have the right to think for themselves rather than having conservative extremism forced upon them in class.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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One final winnable game had slipped away, forcing the Aztecs and their fans to beg for a mulligan.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Its ballistic-missile program—the backbone of Tehran’s ability to coerce the region—has suffered immense damage.—
Richard Goldberg,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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As long as the intimacy coordinators are being hired by the studio, my view of their role is that their job is to coerce the actors into doing things, as opposed to advocate on their behalf against the studio.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Mar. 2026
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The suit claims Tesla resisted Dondero’s efforts to obtain discovery and moved to compel arbitration, which was denied.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
16 Mar. 2026
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Energy propels the film forward a bit more than the plot when the exact reasons why Nick feels compelled to spare Mike have to remain shrouded in mystery.—
Stephen Saito,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2026
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The registry obligates legitimate telemarketers to stop calling numbers listed on it.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026
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Tuesday night provided the opportunity for a moment and Erik Spoelstra was just and obligated to live in that moment.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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The five-foot-three, 160-pound Ramirez grabbed her from behind, kept her from getting in her car and tried to muscle her toward his muscle car, a white Camaro.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Giddey subbed back in and muscled his way through 5 minutes, 28 seconds of play.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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With key sources of data halted, researchers, advocates and others have had to rely on information the administration is obliged to report or that has come to light through legal action.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The state felt obliged to make up the difference.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Sandbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbag. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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