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as in abusing
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
the kindergarten teacher explained why it was wrong to bully classmates
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as in intimidating
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
the manager was fired for bullying employees
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Recent Examples of bullying
Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Her other priorities listed on her website include teacher satisfaction, college/career readiness, fiscal responsibility, early childhood education, equity, anti-bullying, mental health support and AI literacy.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 4 May 2026
Four interior cameras focused on student safety, including incidents such as bullying or fights.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 2 May 2026
Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 May 2026
Scott Rudin, who was the subject of allegations of bullying that provoked an industry reckoning on abusive workplace behavior in 2021, is a producer on the revival, which has become one of the unmissable events of the season.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
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Adjective
The foundation provides both financing and resources to schools to launch anti-bullying clubs.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Her other priorities listed on her website include teacher satisfaction, college/career readiness, fiscal responsibility, early childhood education, equity, anti-bullying, mental health support and AI literacy.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
But the bans, which have been touted by researchers, educators and policymakers as a way to boost children’s attendance and academic achievement and to combat mental health issues and online bullying, aren’t delivering on all those promises, the findings reveal.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 4 May 2026
Four interior cameras focused on student safety, including incidents such as bullying or fights.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 2 May 2026
Verb
Baldwin will play the mayor of the town and Rose, who founded anti-cyber-bullying platform Babes Against Bullying, his daughter.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 May 2026
Scott Rudin, who was the subject of allegations of bullying that provoked an industry reckoning on abusive workplace behavior in 2021, is a producer on the revival, which has become one of the unmissable events of the season.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
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Noun
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Jakes confessed to acting as the lookout during the killing, but prosecutors threw out his charges in 2018 after the torture commission found credible evidence of coercion by Boudreau and Detective Michael Kill.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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China’s foreign policy in Asia combines economic integration with selective coercion, deployed in varying proportions depending on the country and context.—
Yu Jie,
Time,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Any crackdown should protect that access while still going after the bad actors abusing the system.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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Authorities accused her of abusing and neglecting Noel.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Beaulah orders Joaquin to clean up the mess, which involves dragging his brother to rehab and possibly intimidating Wes’s highly suspicious widow, Whitney (Olivia Rose Keegan), into leaving town.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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The learning curve, while gentler than tennis, can still feel intimidating in a social setting.—
Jeff Fromm,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Lebanon’s fragile sovereignty The lack of resolved borders and Israel’s periodic incursions into southern Lebanon have predictably meant that Lebanon has struggled to assert sovereignty over its own territory.—
Mireille Rebeiz,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
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One quick concluding note: Like Bad Sisters, How to Get to Heaven from Belfast has what feels to me like a pretty resolved (and effective) ending, especially given the amount of time Saoirse spends in the finale talking about the difficulties of writing endings for TV.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Feb. 2026
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Her chief lieutenants in this operation are Bronco (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Sid (Henry Cavill), who specialize in intimidation, surveillance, bribery, and other assorted sins.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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At the time of the armed assault in May 2020, Brown was on probation for a 2014 conviction for assault and battery with a knife and witness intimidation.—
Mike Toole,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
Verb
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This war has been a disaster for them, frightening away foreign investors, tourists and talent and burdening them with a future of huge new defense bills to deter Iran after the United States is gone.—
Thomas L. Friedman,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
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Clumsiness notwithstanding, bringing a criminal case against a journalist who was reporting on a protest is an authoritarian tactic—a means of frightening the press away from uncovering the truth.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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The overall aesthetic was slightly ascetic without being spartan—a pale, neutral color palette; simple, modern furniture; a few pieces of abstract art.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
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The first follows the Rajput king Ratansen of Chitor (a fortress in what is now Chittorgarh, Rajasthan), who renounces his throne and travels as a yogi (wandering ascetic) to the island kingdom of Simhal to win the legendary Padmavati.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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Small-town social pressure could be a useful tool, too.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Zelenskyy vowed to keep pressure on Moscow to make concessions in talks.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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“Bullying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullying. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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