Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tyrannizing
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In Russia, Cuba, Iran, Belarus, and Uganda, dictatorships have carried on for decades—oppressing and killing their people, attacking their neighbors, and destabilizing their regions.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026 -
Now, the Franciscan missionaries oppressing the Native Americans in the painting had arrows piercing their heads and bodies.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Jones has no worries about Hollywood pictures dominating the top categories.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2026
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These nominees represent the different lanes of modern music marketing, each artist finding their lane and dominating it.—
Olivia Shalhoup,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The platform’s design respects both the professional’s expertise and the patient’s needs, creating a dynamic where technology supports care rather than dictating it.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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Why would an American president be interested in dictating the content of exhibitions at the Smithsonian, a beloved American institution.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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The website says that some states have laws that prohibit driving with snow on your car, or have laws regulating it.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The result is a denim that retains the sustainability benefits and high moisture regulating properties of Tencel but with a more authentic cotton-like appearance.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Jan. 2026
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Building the airframe has proven easier than mastering the software and sensors that allow an unmanned aircraft to find, track, and engage an enemy.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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A lot of technical challenges followed suit in the two-years-in-the-making collection, from mastering the right scale and proportions to fine-tuning the hand-applications, pavé settings and inlays of colored stones including amethyst, tiger’s eye, mother of pearl and malachite.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Tyrannizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tyrannizing. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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