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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Colorado never really stopped dominating territorially, but Los Angeles was able to claw back and tie the score.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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Mascherano said the keys to the game were dominating possession and playing compact defense.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2026
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Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn is calling for the participatory budget to be slashed, saying that 11-year-old children shouldn’t be dictating how millions of taxpayer dollars are spent each year in the city budget.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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If the Matt Wells era of the Colorado Rapids is truly about dictating games instead of reacting to them, Sunday’s season opener at the Seattle Sounders will offer an immediate test.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
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Unlike existing drugs such as Wegovy and Zepbound, which target one or two appetite-regulating hormones, retatrutide mimics three.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
3 Mar. 2026
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Legal precedents At Monday’s meeting, Abarca repeatedly compared the ordinance to the legislature’s 2020 actions regulating mask-wearing in public during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2026
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In the era of the fax machine, knowing more than your competitors by holding specialized knowledge, memorizing procedures, and mastering complex systems, was a genuine competitive edge.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Mar. 2026
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But mastering the when and where requires experience.—
Devin Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Tyrannizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tyrannizing. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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