Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arm-twisted
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Analysts have suggested a vote from Waller in favor of interest rate cuts, aligning with the president’s browbeating demands for lower borrowing costs—could be seen as a bellwether for his candidacy.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026 -
Davies more or less browbeat her into terminating the pregnancy, and dropped out of college.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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And then Tom honestly intimidated me, in the movie.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2026
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Protest organizer Josh Lees, from the Palestinian Action Group, says demonstrators will not be intimidated.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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We cannot be cowed into quiescence.—
Brian Kolp,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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No one was cowed by the threat.—
Katherine Packert Burke,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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That defense straight up bullied him.—
Prince J. Grimes,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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The young boy then has to navigate being 10 and being bullied, having crushes on girls, all while older siblings Yvette (Essence Atkins) and Marcus (Jason Weaver) cringe at the thought of him being at the same high school.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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On this occasion, his team only threatened to restore parity once, Henderson blocking Kostoulas’s shot after he was put through by Georginio Rutter.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Proctor threatened to shoot the animal.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Jason Sudeikis, Robert Smigel, and George Wendt hectored Kelce to (1) make Taylor pony up for a new stadium and (2) propose already.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
14 Aug. 2025
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Eventually, a corner convenience store on Riverfront Boulevard was bulldozed and reborn as a two-story restaurant with great views of downtown.—
Sarah Blaskovich,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The latter of which, of course, has since been bulldozed in order to create her husband’s ballroom.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Rich, famous and powerful people have been named and shamed.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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Pornographic content addiction shouldn’t be normalized into acceptance or shamed into isolation.—
Beth Collums,
AJC.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Arm-twisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arm-twisted. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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