as in to bully
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
refusing to be intimidated by the manager's harsh stare, I demanded my money back
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Recent Examples of intimidate
Prasad was arrested and booked into Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of child endangerment, intimidating or dissuading a witness or victim, and filing a false police report, authorities said.
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Jovi Dai, Mercury News, 7 July 2025
Lead vocalist Neil Donell handled the intimidating task of channeling the late-Peter-Cetera-era vocals with ease.
—jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
Rather than be intimidated by the prospect of succeeding Babb, Mulberg, 33, embraced the undertaking.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2025
In her June 22 decision, Holmes said the government’s claims that Abrego Garcia is a gang member and could intimidate or threaten witnesses are based on vague statements of cooperating witnesses.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 26 June 2025
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Jovi Dai, Mercury News, 7 July 2025
Lead vocalist Neil Donell handled the intimidating task of channeling the late-Peter-Cetera-era vocals with ease.
—jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
Rather than be intimidated by the prospect of succeeding Babb, Mulberg, 33, embraced the undertaking.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2025
In her June 22 decision, Holmes said the government’s claims that Abrego Garcia is a gang member and could intimidate or threaten witnesses are based on vague statements of cooperating witnesses.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimidate
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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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But their return has also angered and frightened livestock farmers and others in rural communities who are having to learn to live alongside these once nearly-extinct creatures.—
Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
9 July 2025
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But on Friday night, the booms and blasts of celebratory fireworks appear to have frightened them away.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2025
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The combination of a floodlight and a camera is a great way to scare off intruders and get better quality footage at night.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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Simply pull the pin, and the device will emit a blaring siren sound in combination with a strobe light that will draw attention to your situation and scare away would-be threats.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
10 July 2025
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Witnesses testified about whether the original detective and prosecutor in his case had coerced them into testifying against Bell at his 1995 trial.—
The Marshall Project,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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The school board responded that the materials did no more than expose the children to new ideas, and that in any case nobody was being coerced.—
Stephen L. Carter,
Mercury News,
8 July 2025
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Your trash schedule might not be top of mind this Independence Day between going to fireworks displays, making a last-minute run to the grocery store or getting startled by loud booms.—
Eleanor Nash
July 3,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2025
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According to a crash report, a cicada flew into the driver's window, startling the driver.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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But in the end, Trump was able to browbeat Republicans into supporting his costly plans to fund long-term tax cuts for the wealthy, more deportations of immigrants and boosting defense spending.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
3 July 2025
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On monetary policy and interest rates, the administration has displayed both a bizarre propensity to browbeat its own government officials and a complete lack of economic understanding.—
Norbert Michel,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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“Intimidate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimidate. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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