SANDBAGS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

sandbags

verb

present tense third-person singular of sandbag

as in forces

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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Users already use it to write profiles and draft messages, Sharabi said, which forces dating companies to decide how much of it belongs inside their products.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
Nissan has engineered a software algorithm that artificially forces the engine's sound and RPMs to rise in perfect, linear lockstep with the car’s physical road speed.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026

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Frank’s ruling keeps the proposal to raise the homestead exemption up to $250,000 for Florida property owners on the ballot, but compels Attorney General James Uthmeier to rewrite parts of the plan.

— Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
The competitive pressure to achieve maximal adoption compels a convergence toward openness.

— Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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However, the rotation of this filament clearly dominates how the galaxies within it spin, perhaps by funneling hydrogen gas along the dark-matter filament and onto the galaxies in a way that coerces their spin while providing further fuel for star formation.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, Ali, a university professor, coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025

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Which muscles the farmer’s walk targets The move works nearly the entire body, but leg muscles, the core and shoulder muscles carry most of the load.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
One year later, the XFL muscles its way onto the national sports scene with its first two games.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026

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