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
Verb
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With temperatures climbing above freezing and sunny skies melting half the structure, they were forced to start over entirely.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Twenty-two people — two civilians and 20 firefighters — were injured and thousands were forced to evacuate.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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Finally, Logan coerced Jake to admit to peeling the paper.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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Al-Zubaidi had good reason to fear he would be imprisoned or at least coerced into capitulation.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Given rising trade tensions and the likely unsustainable strength in the export sector, Beijing might eventually be compelled to ramp up its policy measures significantly.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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You might be compelled to flirt with the visible lingerie trend or pair a new faux fur coat with tall Uggs.—
Maressa Brown,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Under federal law, the company was obliged to report the error and return the money.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2026
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Garavani and Giammetti, his business partner and close friend, happily obliged.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
19 Jan. 2026
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Aren’t the other 30 people obligated to assist Denny?—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
16 Jan. 2026
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Unless someone co-signed the loan or lives in one of the few states with community property rules, relatives are not legally obligated to pay, provided probate processes are properly followed.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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Weeks before our big day, my parents repeatedly pressured and attempted to bribe me into signing away the rights to my name, which would have affected me, my wife, and our future children.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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After months of watching the violence, the president pressured both Israel and Hamas to reach a deal to release the hostages and implement a fragile cease-fire.—
Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Sandbagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbagged. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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