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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Ayan Artan, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
By striking an arrangement with Trump, some see the firm as capitulating instead of standing firm to resist strong-arm tactics—a critique that could bring about its own set of problematic outcomes.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Mar. 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
Ted presents the judge with a different affidavit, this time the one the greasy journalist provided them, and informs the court of the DA’s dirty tricks to strong-arm those papers.
—Ayan Artan, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
By striking an arrangement with Trump, some see the firm as capitulating instead of standing firm to resist strong-arm tactics—a critique that could bring about its own set of problematic outcomes.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Mar. 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 3 Apr. 2025.
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