as in pressure
the use of power to impose one's will on another
it took some arm-twisting, but they eventually agreed to make a donation
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Recent Examples of arm-twisting
Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024
After some arm-twisting by Mottola, the Recording Academy invited Martin to perform at the 41st Grammy Awards.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
Biden’s verbal arm-twisting should not be taken lightly.
—Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
The Bush administration and its successor worked hard in cooperation with Yeltsin to make that happen, using a series of inducements and diplomatic arm-twisting.
—Serhii Plokhy, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2019
His years of gentle arm-twisting paid off in the creation of the consortium, which collected genetic data from more than 11,000 people with Alzheimer’s and a nearly equal number of older people who showed no signs of dementia.
—Linda Marsa, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2019
But the couple will not spend time on any presidential arm-twisting.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2023
That set the table for a Wednesday House vote, but arm-twisting for votes continued up to the final minute.
—Laura Litvan, Bloomberg.com, 2 June 2023
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Israel, often skeptical of UN solutions, would likely need some convincing to back a trusteeship, up to and including the type of U.S. arm-twisting seen recently over weapons shipments.
—Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024
After some arm-twisting by Mottola, the Recording Academy invited Martin to perform at the 41st Grammy Awards.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
Biden’s verbal arm-twisting should not be taken lightly.
—Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
The Bush administration and its successor worked hard in cooperation with Yeltsin to make that happen, using a series of inducements and diplomatic arm-twisting.
—Serhii Plokhy, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2019
His years of gentle arm-twisting paid off in the creation of the consortium, which collected genetic data from more than 11,000 people with Alzheimer’s and a nearly equal number of older people who showed no signs of dementia.
—Linda Marsa, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2019
But the couple will not spend time on any presidential arm-twisting.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2023
That set the table for a Wednesday House vote, but arm-twisting for votes continued up to the final minute.
—Laura Litvan, Bloomberg.com, 2 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arm-twisting
Noun
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The pressure to change usually stems from dissatisfaction.Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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These pressures demand a strategic focus on 5 workplace trends for 2025 to attract and retain the talent needed for success.Sander van ‘t Noordende, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The issues extend beyond mere resource constraints: • Runaway Costs: Training and deploying advanced AI models can cost tens of millions of dollars per model, with operational expenses compounding as model usage scales.Aparna Prabhakar, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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In the tech industry, however, productivity has no such constraints, especially at large companies.Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Seattle Storm hired a law firm to investigate allegations that the team’s coaching staff engaged in harassing and bullying behavior toward players.Gabriella Levine, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Democrats have rallied to McBride’s defense, accusing Republicans of bullying McBride and attacking other LGBTQ+ people who work at and visit the Capitol.Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024
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These obsessions lead you to do repetitive behaviors, also called compulsions.Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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These obsessions and compulsions can vary from person to person, Reinmann says.Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
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But what’s really intimidating is looking at his size-21 shoes.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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Sitting outside my baby boy's house intimidating them.Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Nevertheless, Turley warns in his opinion column, any financial sanctions must be careful not to cross the line into coercion, which the Court has previously cautioned against.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Other opponents, including Michael Shanks, a member of Parliament, believe the bill in its current form isn’t tight enough to prevent possible coercion or other risks for patients.Callie Patteson, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Additionally, in a request for a restraining order, Hardman was accused of threatening someone’s life.Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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The pair had developed close ties with Algeria, Morocco's aggressive neighbor to its east, potentially threatening the nearby Strait of Gibraltar.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The fat shaming that Winslet had to endure from that point onwards was both vicious and personal.Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
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Instead of shaming people who are trying to save their lives, the United States must change course and invest in policies that work to curb the chaos and uplift communities.Billal Rahman, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Arm-twisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arm-twisting. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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