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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 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
  • The Wildcats had started the drive on the Colorado 44 after Michael Kilbane forced running back Micah Welch to fumble, and Fitzgerald recovered it.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The Knights were forced to settle for a 24-yard field goal by Stone, his third kick of the game.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of forced
Verb
  • Williams also asked Saab whether anyone had threatened or coerced him into changing his plea.
    — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Michael Cohen, the president’s former personal attorney, was the prosecution’s star witness but has since publicly stated that Bragg and New York Attorney General Letitia James coerced him into cooperating.
    — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of coerced
Verb
  • But many in the party have felt compelled to embrace parts of his ideology.
    — Jack Herrera, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Those on the inside were initially compelled to make fun of it.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of compelled
Verb
  • The new owner obliged, as Soyka at the time, eyes filled with tears, discussed the turnover of Soyka in late 2018 to what became the now closed Latin American restaurant Chica.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Winters was obliged to apologize, pointing out that Standard Chartered was investing heavily in retraining teams.
    — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of obliged
Verb
  • Yes, Sarkisian is contractually obligated to perform this duty — TV deals help fund his $11 million salary — as required by his conference’s multibillion-dollar media agreements with the networks that broadcast its games.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • She was not obligated to be so open, but her humility unlocked me.
    — David Elkowitz, STAT, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of obligated
Verb
  • Macklemore previously alleged that Kraft pressured promoters to remove him from the tour.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers have confirmed the cat only in Bolivia so far and warn its cloud-forest habitat, already pressured by deforestation and gold mining, needs protection.
    — Paola Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of pressured

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“Sandbagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbagged. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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