as in to force
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 sandbag
Rather than being an interesting new character to explore, Aiko’s existence sandbags large portions of the story for empty drama.
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Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
Competition among the more than 2 million sellers on the site is so fierce, merchants have even stooped to bribing Amazon workers to give their products an advantage and sandbag their competitors.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024
Tesla starts the contest sandbagged by a heavy handicap: It’s earned just $13.7 billion the last four quarters, one third the $42.6 billion booked by Nvidia.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 15 June 2024
The windows of schools and government buildings are taped up and sandbagged to protect residents from glass in case of explosions.
—Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
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Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
Competition among the more than 2 million sellers on the site is so fierce, merchants have even stooped to bribing Amazon workers to give their products an advantage and sandbag their competitors.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024
Tesla starts the contest sandbagged by a heavy handicap: It’s earned just $13.7 billion the last four quarters, one third the $42.6 billion booked by Nvidia.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 15 June 2024
The windows of schools and government buildings are taped up and sandbagged to protect residents from glass in case of explosions.
—Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandbag
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In fact, one of those one-off events was the host of one of the coolest moments in Charlotte’s sports history — when a 16-year-old Charlotte FC academy player in Brian Romero forced a handball in the box in the waning minutes of the contest, then overtime, then a shootout and then a win.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2025
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Indiana led at halftime, 48-47: the Pacers, whose dominant 108-91 victory over OKC in Game 6 on Thursday forced just the seventh Game 7 of an NBA Finals in 38 years, wouldn’t fold.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
23 June 2025
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In some cases, governments even coerce companies into accepting artificially low prices by threatening to violate their patents and allow other manufacturers to produce copycat drugs.—
Rosa Mendoza,
Boston Herald,
16 June 2025
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Geragos has tried to portray Jane as a willing participant in encounters with male escorts and entertainers while Diddy watched, to undermine prosecution claims that she was coerced and trafficked.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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In a time of scorching divisions, interviewees felt compelled by the call to act with collective spirit.—
Talia Milgrom-Elcott,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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In over 40 instances of strategic bombing from World War I to the first Gulf War in 1991, such barrages, whether concentrated and heavy or light and dispersed, never compelled civilians to take to the streets in any meaningful numbers to oppose their governments.—
Robert A. Pape,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
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But as a student of history, a patriotic American who flies the flag at my house every day, who keeps a large portrait of George Washington in my living room, I am obligated to do something rather than passively sit by while the unacceptable becomes normalized.—
Doug McIntyre,
Oc Register,
22 June 2025
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No artist is obligated to comment on anything, period.—
Sigal Ratner-Arias,
Billboard,
20 June 2025
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The most daunting questions are still to come, as GOP leadership rushes to muscle Trump’s signature package to floor for votes by his Fourth of July deadline.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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The Tush Push Prevails The Philadelphia Eagles used the technique, which muscles the quarterback into the end zone, to win the 2025 Super Bowl over the Kansas City Chiefs.—
Andrea Lavinthal,
People.com,
18 June 2025
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The Giants obliged, sending their now-former quarterback into free agency for the first time in his career.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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On the one hand, he felt legally obliged to obey Dred Scott—the court ruling that said Blacks were not citizens—and worried about public reaction.—
Zaakir Tameez
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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“Sandbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbag. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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