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 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.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandbagged
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Airlines around the world have been forced to cancel flights through multiple cities in the area, affecting thousands of global travelers.—
Karla Cripps,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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Liz’s view The finance set has been worried about private credit, amplified by the troubles at Blue Owl, where a flood of redemption requests forced the firm to sell assets and look to wind down one of its funds for individual investors.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Two similar situated individuals, both coerced to commit a murder have a different sentencing structure.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2026
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Kamaria Nelson, 25, was charged with pandering and robbing the girl, who police say left her group home last year in the company of another teen, two women, and an adult who allegedly coerced her into prostitution.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
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But a coroner can’t do that unilaterally, the NSW Coroner’s Court told CNN –– an inquest needs to be requested by police or a party with new evidence or compelled by the Supreme Court or the attorney general.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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The appearance in New York marks the first time a former president has been compelled to testify before Congress under a subpoena.—
Maegan Vazquez,
Washington Post,
27 Feb. 2026
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Often, grand jurors are obliged to sit for months at a time, often at great personal expense, demonstrating admirable and selfless fortitude in service of this important public service.—
Barbara Jaffe,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The response from the government — to subsidize household energy bills — raised public borrowing hugely, the consequences of which are still being felt today, while higher inflation obliged the Bank of England to operate restrictive monetary policy.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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If material weaknesses exist, auditors are obligated to report them.—
Helen Amos,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Mar. 2026
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And the president is obligated under the Constitution to come to Congress and ask for an authorization of military force.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Among the accusations was that Paxton had pressured an associate to hire a woman with whom he was accused of having an affair.—
Caroline Linton,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Appearing in the Oval Office, the President rejected the idea that Israel had pressured him.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Sandbagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbagged. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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