tyrannized 1 of 2

as in persecuted
suffering grave abuse or injustice at the hands of one in authority when the tyrannized masses could take no more, a violent and bloody revolution became inevitable

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tyrannized

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verb

past tense of tyrannize

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Adjective
  • Even the long oppressed Russian people would cheer.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The story primarily follows orphaned sisters Vi (Hailee Steinfeld) and Powder/Jinx (Ella Purnell), who get caught in the clash between a wealthy utopia and its oppressed underbelly.
    Huntley Woods, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Yet, at the same time, few other countries’ recent football fortunes have been so dominated by talk of a particular era of players.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • In the memory chips sector, China’s ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and Yantze Memory Technologies (YMTC) have emerged as top contenders – at least in the country for now – in a market long dominated by Samsung, SK Hynix and America’s Micron.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There’s something intrinsic about following that route from city to sea in a region where life and work and industry were dictated by the river for so long.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Even with these reimbursements, on-the-ground immigration enforcement support will continue to be dictated by state and local policies that either open collaboration in some states or prohibit it in others.
    Dan Gooding Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • All expanded the Russian empire -- and subjugated the people and areas that now form Ukraine.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Once mastered, financial literacy is a powerful tool for business growth.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Hunter mastered both ends of the field in college, but the National Football League is a different beast.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Tyrannized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tyrannized. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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