as in to intimidate
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But moving from being a casual fan into understanding the intricacies of tennis can be intimidating.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
10 July 2025 -
Although new gardeners often find coming up with a design intimidating, there are existing templates to work from.—
Special to The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
8 July 2025
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White Sox fans are still browbeaten by last year’s record-setting number of losses, and even though this year’s Rockies are well on pace to beat Chicago’s 41-121 mark from 2024, things still feel pretty bleak on the south side.—
Jared Wyllys,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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In recent months, senior State Department officials in both Washington and Gambia have coordinated with Starlink executives to coax, lobby and browbeat at least seven Gambian government ministers to help Musk, records and interviews show.—
Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
15 May 2025
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Well, in Alva’s case, in the months after her very public divorce, the New York Times society column straight up bullied her by writing stories about all the super fun parties and balls her sister-in-law Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt threw while Alva was in exile.—
Alexis Nedd,
IndieWire,
2 July 2025
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For years, Griffin never talked about being bullied as a child.—
Brad Schmitt,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Instead of students presenting class projects, the event featured leading researchers from across the country standing in front of posters outlining their work — and the federal cuts that now threaten it.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
9 July 2025
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Beyond market volatility, Nvidia faces ongoing geopolitical challenges that threaten its access to one of its largest markets.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 July 2025
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The Pacers are accustomed to winning difficult games on the road this postseason, and nothing about that body of work the past two months suggests they will be cowed by losing star point guard Tyrese Haliburton.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
23 June 2025
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His goal is to make escalation-management harder for Ukraine and its allies and so cow them into submitting to his will rather than risk a nuclear exchange.—
Marc Champion,
Mercury News,
13 June 2025
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Movies like Harry Brown played on fears of a youthful underclass — variously called chavs, hoodies, or ASBOs — rising up to terrorize the adults in their midst.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
3 July 2025
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But there's no denying the force of those would-be Fingers of God that terrorize the prairie, scooping up houses, tanker trucks, and, best of all, a mooing steer.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
3 July 2025
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One of the former detectives Dillard accused of helping harass and coerce a witness into testifying was among the Wolverines.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
3 July 2025
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In the end, the evidence came down to how coerced the female victims were.—
Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz , Maria Paronich , Brendan McDonald,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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Other Republicans promised to bulldoze the Department of Education, to end affirmative action, and to get rid of rules limiting church involvement in elections.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
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Meanwhile, less qualified colleagues bulldoze ahead with unwavering certainty.—
Peter Accettura,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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“Arm-twist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arm-twist. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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