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Recent Examples of strong-arming
Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
But other commentators credited Trump with strong-arming Mexico into confronting the cartels.
—Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strong-arming
Noun
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Trump’s bullying of Iran will not have a simple resolution.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2026
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But educators remain the best line of defense against anti-Muslim and anti-Arab bullying.—
Amaarah DeCuir,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In May 2025, Peralta-Quintana was charged with intimidating and retaliating against a witness, and he was convicted on those counts as well, the DA said.—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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February 19 – March 20 Money choices don’t have to be intimidating today.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Meyers is also accused of coercing the 15-year-old into recording the high school’s wrestling team, the complaint alleges.—
Brittany Kubicko,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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Guevara and two colleagues, Mason and then-Detective Ernest Halvorson, orchestrated a frame-up by coercing one witness to identify Rios by beating him with a phone book and flashlight, and another by threatening to charge him with obstruction, according to the plaintiffs’ allegations.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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With some 80% of power generated in Iran coming from natural gas, the attack posed a direct threat to the country's electricity supplies.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The threat renewed concerns that Tehran may revert to using militant attacks beyond the Middle East as a pressure tactic.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Their bulldozing run up through non-League and the EFL deserves respect, but they’re not held together by a rubber band.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Venezuela closed it out with a perfect bottom of the ninth, sending the pro-Venezuela crowd into a frenzy and some players into tears.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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With every alley-oop dunk the Bruins looked rested and sent the UCLA fans in the arena into a frenzy.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Jacir’s absorbing film takes place during the 1936–39 Arab revolt, which was a response to British rule and the colonial authority’s partnership with newly arriving Jewish refugees from Europe.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Amidst an anti-colonial revolt, and with Jewish refugees fleeing persecution from Europe, all sides converge in a decisive moment for the entire region.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
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Other local Iranian American groups are making similar efforts to square the spirit of the holiday with the upheaval and violence their families now face.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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Hundreds of thousands have gathered in Gwanghwamun in recent years to mourn, protest and celebrate as the country weathered tragedy and political upheaval.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Strong-arming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strong-arming. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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