sandbagged

verb

past tense of sandbag
as in forced
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 sandbagged The company showed robust sales growth despite soaring memory costs, which have sandbagged other electronics makers, and which Apple blamed for a $100 price increase on iPhones. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026 No director under any circumstance welcomes being sandbagged to a mere 19 percent freshness on the Tomatometer. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026 Prior to his comments, WBD reported lackluster results for the second quarter, with revenue sandbagged by summer movie flop Supergirl and the lack of NBA telecasts. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026 Ant-Man says the Wolves sandbagged the regular season. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026 These are not ideal circumstances by any means, after being sandbagged by the Justice Department, but trial continues. — 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandbagged
  1. forced
  2. coerced
  3. compelled
  4. obliged
  5. obligated
  6. pressured
Verb
  • Surveillance video showed Singh being forced into a white SUV by three men, officials said.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Jayhawks’ defense forces early UCF turnover The Jayhawks’ defense forced a pivotal turnover on UCF’s first play from scrimmage.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of forced
Verb
  • He was acquitted at a 2019 retrial, where one of the victims and a co-defendant testified that their earlier statements implicating him had been coerced by a then-homicide detective.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • But if one spouse was coerced into participating or the arbitrator exceeded the authority the couple had agreed to give them, a court could set the decision aside.
    — Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of coerced
Verb
  • The war has also compelled US tech companies and Gulf countries to accelerate efforts to develop alternative cable routes bypassing the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Maybe the running back is compelled to chip Nik Bonitto on the edge instead of Allen inside.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of compelled
Verb
  • Many obliged, joining their leader to shimmy to Selena and other SoCal favorites.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • To such the State renders comparatively small service, and a slight tax is wont to appear exorbitant, particularly if they are obliged to earn it by special labor with their hands.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of obliged
Verb
  • The book was going into production the next month and I was obligated to submit the artwork within three or at most four weeks.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In keeping with those practices, Kansas is not obligated to play a return game at the Blue Raiders’ 11,500-seat Murphy Center.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of obligated
Verb
  • Osborne was harried, sacked three times, and was perhaps pressured into some bad throws by Belichick’s schemes.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Goff completed 17 of 25 passes while being sacked three times as Miami's defense pressured him throughout.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of pressured

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“Sandbagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbagged. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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