arm-twist

verb

Definition of arm-twistnext
as in to intimidate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arm-twist
  1. intimidate
  2. browbeat
  3. bully
  4. threaten
  5. cow
  6. terrorize
  7. coerce
  8. bulldoze
Verb
  • Mike Myers looked back at his time on Saturday Night Live, revealing in a recent podcast that he was intimidated by how funny his costars were.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Many of the weapons Reagan used to intimidate the Soviets—including the B-2 stealth bomber and the MX missile—were developed under Carter.
    Jonathan Alter, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of intimidate
Verb
  • Recent comments by Trump and former President Barack Obama felt like browbeating.
    David Plazas, The Tennessean, 16 Oct. 2024
  • If segregating people by race and browbeating them about the evil ways of their race is not racial harassment, then what is? Conservatives are pushing back against anti-white race discrimination.
    Thomas F. Powers, National Review, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of browbeat
Verb
  • After spending two days with the Heat on the Northern California portion of their most recent road trip, this much was made quite clear: The Heat are not about to be hurried or bullied into a bad deal.
    Sam Amick, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Trump responded by repeatedly bullying him, threatening to annex Canada.
    Stephen Maher, TIME, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of bully
Verb
  • Yass has reportedly threatened to stop donating to Congress members who support the ban against TikTok, which would threaten his multi-billion dollar investment in the app.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The proposal comes as California legislators are shoring up legal resources in anticipation of litigation with incoming President Donald Trump, who has threatened to withhold disaster aid relief for wildfires like the ongoing infernos in Los Angeles.
    Lia Russell and, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of threaten
Verb
  • If that concern can be reframed as melodramatic or dangerous — or if Trump supporters can cow Democrats into not elevating the issue — the impulse to vote against Trump might be muted.
    Philip Bump, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
  • The press and watchdog agencies not cowed by the president must maintain constant vigilance.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of cow
Verb
  • Williams struggled mightily with an outsized defensive matchup against Pascal Siakam, who terrorized the low post for 26 points and popped out to sink a trio of 3-pointers.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Sack City — Aidan Hutchinson notched 4 1/2 sacks in one afternoon, wholly terrorizing the Tampa Bay front line.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of terrorize
Verb
  • The alternative to accommodation is for the United States to coerce South Korea into giving up on nuclearization by threatening economic sanctions and exclusion from the market for nuclear materials.
    Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Terrorism requires the death to be intended to intimidate or coerce the population or influence government policy.
    Erin Keller, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of coerce
Verb
  • Ben Shelton, with the most explosive game, arguably has the best chance of getting hot for a couple of weeks and bulldozing his way through a draw.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Infrastructure projects promised to repair the scar left of decades-old urban renewal projects that bulldozed Black neighborhoods.
    Lenwood V. Long, Sr., Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of bulldoze
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