strong-armed; strong-arming; strong-arms
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Verb
developers trying to strong-arm homeowners into selling their houses at below-market prices
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Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Elie Tenenbaum of the Security Studies Center at the French Institute of International Relations, says Europeans fear the Trump administration will bypass them and try to strong-arm Ukraine in negotiating a deal with Russia to end the war.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 24 Feb. 2025
Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2023
On Thursday Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne invoked Article 49 of the French constitution, which enabled the Macron government to strong-arm a bill through the National Assembly without a vote.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2023
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Adjective
The goal, however, was not to strong-arm businesses but to give them a polite nudge.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Elie Tenenbaum of the Security Studies Center at the French Institute of International Relations, says Europeans fear the Trump administration will bypass them and try to strong-arm Ukraine in negotiating a deal with Russia to end the war.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
Don’t try and strong-arm anyone into supporting you, because that certainly won’t leave anyone impressed.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2023
On Thursday Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne invoked Article 49 of the French constitution, which enabled the Macron government to strong-arm a bill through the National Assembly without a vote.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2023
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“Strong-arm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strong-arm. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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