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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 intimidated
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Many people feel too intimidated to join a facility where other exercisers can see them.
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Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
Julia Guerra,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
In 2019, Masterson's accusers filed another lawsuit claiming that they were stalked and intimidated after their initial action two years prior.
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Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
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Adjective
Rather than feel awkward or intimidated, Momiki says a bond was formed.
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Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Many people feel too intimidated to join a facility where other exercisers can see them.
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Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
If you're intimidated by perfectly matching color, an all-black outfit is a great place to start.
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Julia Guerra,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
In 2019, Masterson's accusers filed another lawsuit claiming that they were stalked and intimidated after their initial action two years prior.
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Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimidated
Adjective
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Audiences who endured the Miramax era have been browbeaten to believe that the best picture Oscar should go to a period piece that chokes out a sob from audiences.
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Not to the extent that the user is necessarily being browbeaten.
Verb
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They got bullied in that one, showing a tremendous lack of physicality.
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Because he was being completely bullied and demeaned and excused.
Adjective
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The Irish were the original oppressed people from the English Empire, and the original colony.
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The body pointed to the fact that Iran’s Farabi cinema body, which oversees the country’s submission, was directly controlled by the hardline Islamic Republic regime government, which in turn has suppressed freedom of speech and brutally oppressed filmmakers across its 47 years in power.
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At the time of writing, as the Marine Traffic map shows, tanker traffic is barely moving through the Strait, and many ships, unable to obtain insurance or with their owners frightened at the level of risk involved, are refusing to advance.
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But because the president has frightened Congress, Congress doesn’t raise its voice when the president puts his Albert Speer–like building project, or intends to, on Congress’s land.
Adjective
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Many have camped out along the edge of the piles of crushed concrete and rebar, awaiting any word of their relatives.
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Garnish with more crushed red pepper and fresh oregano.
Verb
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Don’t be scared by his blue eyes.
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Lendeborg being 24 when camp opens rightly scared away some of the rebuilding teams picking ahead of Golden State, especially in concert with his iffy outside shot.
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Comcast startled the industry and Wall Street with the split news early Monday, which comes just a few months after NBCU’s cable networks were spun off into a new company, Versant Media.
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Hyland said he’s been startled by how close the construction barges come to shore.
Verb
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Perhaps cowed by Concerned Parents’ aggression, the board voted in 1972 to remove from classrooms Mike Royko’s book Boss, an exposé of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley.
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Instead, several of Kendall’s key allies are cowed by Logan’s intimidating presence — even Roman buckles under the pressure — and the media titan declares victory.
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“Intimidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimidated. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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