arm-twisted

verb

Definition of arm-twistednext
past tense of arm-twist
as in browbeat

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arm-twisted
  1. browbeat
  2. intimidated
  3. bullied
  4. threatened
  5. bulldozed
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  • 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
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  • Upon joining the Maury High School tennis team, Virginia remembers being intimidated.
    Essence, Essence, 17 Oct. 2024
  • In the worst-case scenario, an employee might be intimidated by a manager who isn’t approachable or is openly confrontational.
    Robert Satterwhite, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of intimidated
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  • The defendant had told police that Connor was bullied and had threatened to take his life.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2024
  • In yet another incident, crowds of angry drivers gather outside an apartment complex, demanding justice for a fellow delivery driver said to be bullied by security guards there.
    Chris Lau, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of bullied
Verb
  • The work stoppage had threatened to disrupt supply chains, causing shortages of some consumer goods and supplies needed to keep US factories running.
    Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • He, his wife and his children have been among those threatened, Crane said.
    Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of threatened
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  • Chad Smith, back for another round behind the drums, bulldozed into the song as Tool’s Maynard James Keenan, in a chic black suit, handled the gritty vocals.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
  • But this made employees feel as if the possibility of internal promotions were being bulldozed, and so some left.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of bulldozed
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