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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Sending $200 to Sub-Saharan Africa still costs about 8% on average, and correspondent banking still forces companies to park idle cash around the world.

— Alex Odagiu, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Road safety experts are increasingly concerned about tech that forces drivers to look away from the road to tap physical screens.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 July 2026

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Every drop hits like a quake, and each muscular beat compels you to shake your ass.

— Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026
Further, since a charging order compels an LLC to re-direct distribution payments to the creditor, the appeals court further mused that such was enough to create standing since the LLCs needed to know who to pay.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 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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