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as in intimidating
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
one of those gatherings at which high-pressure sales reps try to bulldoze naive people into buying time-shares
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Noun
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The series has several topical themes, including religious bigotry, opposing political views and bullying.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025 -
Mexico and Canada are hardly the only instances where Trump’s bullying tactics have gotten the other side to back down.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This is not a new development in New Orleans where the Saints have been pushing their costs into the future for years now.—
Josh Kendall,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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And the federal government has refused to enact reforms the industry has been pushing for at least a decade.—
Andrew DeAngelo,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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This new era of AI can feel intimidating for the limited, human life forms that created it.—
Marc Zao-Sanders,
Harvard Business Review,
17 Dec. 2024
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Only six years older than Crystal, the comedian still found Scorsese intimidating.—
Lester Fabian Brathwaite,
EW.com,
16 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Still, some inflationary pressure from wage gains is being offset by U.S. productivity growth, which allows companies to pay more and earn fatter profits without raising prices.—
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arkansasonline.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Fried could take some pressure off Carlos Rodón following a relative bounce-back year, while Luis Gil and Clarke Schmidt will continue to develop at the back of the rotation following strong 2024 seasons.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Hostile intelligence services are likely already at work trying to assess which Musk team members might be sloppy with their digital devices or vulnerable to entrapment or coercion.—
James Goldgeier,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Feb. 2025
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Labor trafficking forces someone to work against their will through force, fraud or coercion.—
Kendall Larson,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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It's rated for a top speed of 55 mph (89 km/h), but the lack of a windscreen and the resulting threat of frostbite kept me from that speed.—
Tim Stevens,
Ars Technica,
11 Feb. 2025
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We’re motivated to get outside, soak up some sun and enjoy a slight breeze without the threat of constant afternoon thunderstorms.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In my family, Mississippi loomed large as a place of special menace, even in the Jim Crow South.—
Catherine Coleman Flowers,
TIME,
28 Jan. 2025
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Soderbergh raises the level of difficulty here by having flashback sequences feature a young Stamp from the 1967 film Poor Cow, but the real star is 1999 Stamp, who is all snarl and righteous menace as the former hitman bent on revenge.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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And this is why so many people are living in a situation of violence.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2025
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Under new Maryland juvenile justice laws, crimes of violence, including robberies and carjackings, should automatically be forwarded to state’s attorney’s offices.—
Keith Daniels,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Bulldozing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulldozing. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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