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
Ant-Man says the Wolves sandbagged the regular season.
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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
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
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The charging documents showed that Lunn restrained the victim in a bear hug, pinning her arms to her sides, and forced her to the ground behind a quad bench in an overgrown garden area.—
CBS Baltimore Staff,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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The disparity has forced Goldman into the awkward position of defending a seat he’s held for two terms by running, at least in part, as the outsider.—
Russell Berman,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2026
Verb
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Lured by the promise of well-paying jobs, hundreds of thousands of people like them have been coerced into engaging in scams such as posing as women online, cultivating intimate relationships with foreigners to defraud them of their savings.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
8 June 2026
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In the state of Arkansas, lawmakers worked across the aisle on a bold bill that categorizes kids recruited into gangs and coerced into committing crimes as victims.—
Ana Zamora,
Time,
3 June 2026
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If those studies are widely accepted as valid scientific work, then judges will be compelled to admit them as evidence in any lawsuits against said companies.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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Cats, however, remain autonomous, understanding the situation without feeling compelled to intervene unless there’s a direct benefit for themselves.—
Anirban Mukhopadhyay,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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And not only is the government legally obligated to allow for comments on the rule, they are also obliged to respond.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
9 June 2026
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His status as the game’s best secure, Messi lifted the trophy in a bisht that had been placed upon him — obliged to share his greatest triumph with the geopolitical forces that had brought the World Cup to the Middle East for the first time.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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And not only is the government legally obligated to allow for comments on the rule, they are also obliged to respond.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
9 June 2026
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The motion to dismiss, filed in March, argued that Redd wasn’t contractually obligated to perform.—
Melissa Goldin,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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Unlike China, where fierce competition from lower-cost players like Luckin Coffee has pressured Starbucks ′ business, Japan has been a pretty good market for the company.—
Jeff Marks,Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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The Spurs have pressured Brunson, chased him, crowded him and forced him into difficult looks.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2026
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“Sandbagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbagged. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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