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As a child she terrorized her younger siblings.
She was terrorized by nightmares.
Employees were terrorized into accepting abysmal working conditions.
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Voters can say no to giving rogue police officers full immunity to terrorize us.
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
Although others had been terrorized in Brownsville, Williams was the only voting rights advocate killed in the town that summer.
—Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
One of the reasons for that is the stunning work from Naomi Scott as a pop singer who’s terrorized by what is basically an emotional parasite, a supernatural force that feeds on fear, trauma, anxiety, and mental illness.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
The Red Ghost The Red Ghost is a legendary figure from Arizona's Wild West days, a mysterious creature that terrorized the rugged desert in the late 19th century.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 10 Oct. 2024
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
Although others had been terrorized in Brownsville, Williams was the only voting rights advocate killed in the town that summer.
—Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
One of the reasons for that is the stunning work from Naomi Scott as a pop singer who’s terrorized by what is basically an emotional parasite, a supernatural force that feeds on fear, trauma, anxiety, and mental illness.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
The Red Ghost The Red Ghost is a legendary figure from Arizona's Wild West days, a mysterious creature that terrorized the rugged desert in the late 19th century.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Terrorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrorize. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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terrorize
verb
ter·ror·ize
ˈter-ər-ˌīz 
terrorized; terrorizing
1
: to fill with terror
2
: to force by threat or violence
Legal Definition
terrorize
transitive verb
ter·ror·ize
ˈter-ər-ˌīz
terrorized; terrorizing
: to inflict terror upon
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