as in to threaten
to use blackmail against (someone)
The old man was being blackmailed by his nephew.
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The Bombers’ bullpen depth, meanwhile, has been threatened by a handful of injuries.—
Gary Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2025 -
That missed payment was a major contributor to the union’s decision to threaten a strike, further accelerating the trucking company’s demise as more clients diverted freight to other customers.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Mar. 2025
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Tension headaches are the most common type, and can feel like a band is squeezing your forehead, with pain extending to your scalp and neck, per the US National Library of Medicine.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
13 Mar. 2025
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Instead of mechanical rollers, this mask uses inflating and deflating mechanisms to gently squeeze around your eyes and temples, creating a rhythmic, pulse-like massage.—
Siena Gagliano,
Allure,
13 Mar. 2025
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The other victims include the 26-year-old driving the BMW, his 23-year-old passenger and the front passenger of the Camry.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2025
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So, does your workplace use curiosity to drive meaningful results?—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Their father was being extorted in Honduras, and their mother had been attacked.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2025
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The relationships, Canter said, make Ernst vulnerable to being extorted if people learned of them and could give someone undue influence over her.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
4 Mar. 2025
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Sitting at 20-12 on the season, North Carolina knows that a strong showing in the ACC Tournament is crucial to impressing the selection committee and locking down a spot in the Big Dance.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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The move was a bit surprising, as the outfielder – limited to DH duties thus far following Tommy John surgery – has impressed this spring and seemed to be in the running for a roster spot with Giancarlo Stanton out indefinitely.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
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Trump’s rocky relationship with Zelensky goes back five years—to when Trump first held up military assistance Congress had authorized for Ukraine to coerce Zelensky into investigating his political rival Joe Biden.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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A week later, the White House used the threat of tariffs to coerce Mexico into dispatching thousands of additional troops along the U.S.-Mexico border to combat fentanyl smuggling.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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You are not forced to go far away to film something that’s far.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Mar. 2025
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However, much to her dismay, she was then forced to treat Damien amid the chaos at the hospital as the heat dome in Seattle continued.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Blackmail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackmail. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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