Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tyrannizing
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Norway was itself a colonizer, and programs oppressing indigenous cultures and languages were in place well into the 1960s.—
Ola Morris Innset,
The Dial,
2 June 2026 -
Having been raised not too far from similarly-minded environs, this Turkish critic knows that keeping a pure and noble familial slate in patriarchy often means oppressing women.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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So far, Argentina jerseys are dominating the area, with an hour and a half to go before kickoff.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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Controlling regulations For all this to work, NextEra and Dominion need to excel in the final way that utilities make profits – dominating the regulatory arena.—
Conor Harrison,
The Conversation,
16 June 2026
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By dictating local tax floors from hundreds of miles away, state leaders erode your right to have local officials decide how to fund your neighborhood’s specific needs.—
Joshua Simmons,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2026
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Martinez has been dictating terms with a six-pitch mix that includes a four-seam fastball and sinker with an average velocity between 92 and 93.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Anthropic employees have so far provided a $476,000 boost to Alex Bores, a New York assemblymember running for Congress who sponsored that state’s new law regulating AI.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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MedPage Today reported this week that at the annual meeting of the American Medical Association delegates urged the FDA to do a better job regulating unapproved peptides.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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One of them is to raise the proportion of students mastering Math I – usually taken the freshman year of high school but also taken by some middle schoolers and older high school students.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
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Nothing in tennis may be more difficult, because mastering it involves solving one of the great riddles of the sport.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
6 June 2026
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“Tyrannizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tyrannizing. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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