as in to intimidate
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For the uninitiated, dragon fruit can be intimidating.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2025 -
Frame Criticisms Constructively Delivering critical feedback or raising concerns can be intimidating, but CEOs value honesty when it’s delivered thoughtfully.—
Chiara Alzati,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Having been browbeaten by the negativity of previous coaches Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte, having a manager who didn't dismiss the idea the team could be title challengers or moan about a lack of talent was refreshing.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Recent comments by Trump and former President Barack Obama felt like browbeating.—
David Plazas,
The Tennessean,
16 Oct. 2024
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Following his father's death, Diddy and his mother were left with money that afforded them a lifestyle unlike their peers, and Diddy was often bullied by his peers for being a rich kid in class.—
Tracy Wright,
Fox News,
19 Jan. 2025
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The first of those will identify what bullying is and how students can interrupt it.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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The more populous yet still threatened loggerhead turtles feed on shrimp and shellfish, as well as jellyfish, and also maintain the balance of marine life.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
22 Jan. 2025
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Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez cautioned how social media could threaten democracies around the globe.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Key to this is Torres as Eunice, a woman who refuses to be defined by grief or cowed by police intimidation, and her determination to keep her family together is especially inspirational in today’s uncertain world, where happiness is fast becoming an act of rebellion in itself.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
20 Dec. 2024
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Showing up at that dinner uninvited is a power play intended to cow both other oligarchs and Trump.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
21 Dec. 2024
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Joining the ranks of those who terrorize the population seemed to be their only viable chance at security and prosperity.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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Dictatorial control is founded on terror, but algorithms cannot be terrorized.—
Yuval Noah Harari,
WIRED,
3 Jan. 2025
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The alleged 'hitman' himself, Allen Glover, has admitted his testimony was coerced.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Writing for the majority, Justice Anthony Kennedy concluded that such a ceremony subtly coerces students into participating in that prayer.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
28 Jan. 2025
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The Jets’ fourth-round pick in 2024 is also exceeding expectations, bulldozing his way to danger areas while playing a tremendous role in Niagara’s franchise turnaround.—
Murat Ates,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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At the same time, a transit initiative called the Addis Ababa Corridor Project was bulldozing neighborhoods in order to reduce congestion by creating wider streets and dedicated bus lanes.—
Samuel Getachew,
The Christian Science Monitor,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Arm-twist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arm-twist. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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