as in to force
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
always manages to sandbag her sister into joining her in these foolish schemes
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Recent Examples of sandbag
Tesla starts the contest sandbagged by a heavy handicap: It’s earned just $13.7 billion the last four quarters, one third the $42.6 billion booked by Nvidia.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 15 June 2024
The windows of schools and government buildings are taped up and sandbagged to protect residents from glass in case of explosions.
—Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Things weren’t going great in that state, either—high taxes and regulatory struggles were sandbagging the legal market.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
That means that 1 in 5 economists polled think the Fed should go ahead and cut interest rates, easing up on its determination to sandbag the economy until inflation comes down.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2024
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 15 June 2024
The windows of schools and government buildings are taped up and sandbagged to protect residents from glass in case of explosions.
—Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Things weren’t going great in that state, either—high taxes and regulatory struggles were sandbagging the legal market.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
That means that 1 in 5 economists polled think the Fed should go ahead and cut interest rates, easing up on its determination to sandbag the economy until inflation comes down.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandbag
Verb
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Her story forced the country to confront a flawed legal system and the cultural discomfort with women who challenged it.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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He was told that his academic suspension could cause his visa to be revoked, forcing him to leave the US.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
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She was sentenced in federal court in Boston to four years in prison for charges of coercing people to engage in prostitution and money laundering conspiracy.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2025
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Experts say this is a potentially serious counterintelligence problem that could allow foreign intelligence services to gain insight into a target’s social network or even identify individuals who could be paid or coerced to act against them.—
Dhruv Mehrotra,
Wired News,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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To compel Brand to return home, the UK government’s Home Office would need to make an extradition request to U.S. authorities.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2025
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The tariffs could also compel retailers to rethink their product offerings.—
Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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You are not obligated to have a conversation with the police.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
9 Apr. 2025
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The district is not obligated to use the full amount.—
Phil Rockrohr,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Republicans, in control of the White House and Congress, are trying to muscle Trump’s signature domestic policy bill closer to passage, ensuring some $4.5 trillion in tax breaks approved during his first term don’t expire at year’s end.—
Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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But some of the other 94 guys competing just might muscle their way into the scenario.—
Bob Spear,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2025
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The 125 states that recognize the ICC -- including France, Germany and the United Kingdom -- are obliged to arrest anyone with an outstanding arrest warrant who enters their territory.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2025
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As a signatory of the Rome Statute, which established the court in 2002, Hungary is obliged to arrest Netanyahu.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Sandbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbag. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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