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
  • The girls are locked up with male inmates who are only too happy to harass and intimidate them and can only count on each other to make it through the days.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Getting to know a new boss can be intimidating, so try to find some commonalities— and put yourself out there to make a good first impression.
    Essence, Essence, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of intimidate
Verb
  • While events such as these are the consequence of manmade activity and are not ideal, the narration doesn’t browbeat the audience but instead focuses on the potential positive outcomes – a new species emerging.
    Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Note that generative AI did not try to browbeat me or otherwise attempt to crush my soul.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Definition of browbeat
Verb
  • Philadelphia has adopted a bullying identity on both sides of the ball and done it without rolling up big turnover or penalty totals.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Deadly bullying In recent months, two more young girls have joined a growing list of children who have taken their own lives after allegations of online bullying.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of bully
Verb
  • China’s influence in the world and in Latin America, which Rubio has been talking about for years, continues to threaten U.S. interests and there’s fear the Chinese could try to invade Taiwan.
    Miami Herald Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Trump has also gone so far as to threaten unilateral U.S. military action to stop the arrival of fentanyl from Mexico, where the opioid is made by crime groups using chemicals imported from Asia.
    Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of threaten
Verb
  • The decisions by the Times and the Post have raised fears that media publishers, preparing for the possibility of a second Trump Administration, are being cowed by him.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
  • The Georgian populace has long since been cowed by Moscow’s carrot and stick message.
    Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of cow
Verb
  • Though Sonic’s Google Maps joke falls a little flat, the shots of Shadow using a weird orb to terrorize everyone gives him a bit of a Mewtwo vibe that feels fitting, given his being something of a misunderstood villain.
    Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 25 Nov. 2024
  • This group of larger-than-life personalities not only terrorized quarterbacks but captivated a city with their flamboyant style and relentless drive.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of terrorize
Verb
  • The answer is very simple: no buyer of Chrome would pay full price assuming a sale of it by Google in light of market knowledge that the sale would be coerced.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Wood wrote that he was coerced into enticing members of Malcolm X's security team to commit crimes so they could be arrested days before the assassination.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of coerce
Verb
  • No, the devastation comes in dribs and drabs, via sporadic incursions over years: a home bulldozed here, a well filled with concrete there, a 2 AM home invasion there.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Raids and airstrikes in the West Bank The activist’s death comes nine days after Israel’s military launched one of its most expansive operations in the West Bank in years, carrying out raids, bulldozing highways, and launching airstrikes in multiple parts of the occupied territory.
    Mick Krever, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
Definition of bulldoze
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