as in threatened
to use blackmail against (someone)
The old man was being blackmailed by his nephew.
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Recent Examples of blackmailed
There is a big question in the doc about her possibly being blackmailed by the Manses and also being stuck with a hefty tax bill as a result of their mismanagement of her disability benefits and other income.
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Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
But this is a very watchable, surprisingly good thriller that takes place over Christmas Eve, with a TSA agent being blackmailed on the busiest day of the year to let some sort of extremely dangerous package through security.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Shoutout to the 38 Republicans who shot the bill down in the House while being threatened & blackmailed.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
They were lied to, threatened, blackmailed and plied with alcohol and drugs at their weakest moments.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
The concept, a TSA agent is blackmailed into letting a potentially dangerous package through security, does not sound terribly interesting at baseline, and this cast could have gone either way.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
They were lied to, threatened, blackmailed and plied with alcohol and drugs.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Jack makes significant headway with the rogue juror, who admits that she was blackmailed into lying about Erin because her parents are being held hostage in Mexico.
—EW.com, 19 Oct. 2024
Judges, for instance, may be bribed, bullied, or blackmailed into compliance, or be publicly vilified as incompetent, corrupt, or unpatriotic.
—Robert Mickey, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2017
Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
But this is a very watchable, surprisingly good thriller that takes place over Christmas Eve, with a TSA agent being blackmailed on the busiest day of the year to let some sort of extremely dangerous package through security.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Shoutout to the 38 Republicans who shot the bill down in the House while being threatened & blackmailed.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
They were lied to, threatened, blackmailed and plied with alcohol and drugs at their weakest moments.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
The concept, a TSA agent is blackmailed into letting a potentially dangerous package through security, does not sound terribly interesting at baseline, and this cast could have gone either way.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
They were lied to, threatened, blackmailed and plied with alcohol and drugs.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Jack makes significant headway with the rogue juror, who admits that she was blackmailed into lying about Erin because her parents are being held hostage in Mexico.
—EW.com, 19 Oct. 2024
Judges, for instance, may be bribed, bullied, or blackmailed into compliance, or be publicly vilified as incompetent, corrupt, or unpatriotic.
—Robert Mickey, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackmailed
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Of the 24 species of scrub mints known today, over half are listed as threatened or endangered at either the state or federal level.Andre A. Naranjo, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
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Putin and senior Russian officials have repeatedly threatened nuclear escalation against Kyiv and its Western allies if necessary since the start of the conflict.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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Those lane changes and other turns all felt slightly weird not because of how the car drove but because of the absence of clicking-turn-signal sounds inside it.Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Chiefs lost the coin toss to start overtime and New England drove for the winning touchdown.Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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Philadelphia’s defensive front, led by tackle Jalen Carter, harassed Daniels and Washington’s running backs in both meetings.Ben Standig, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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The new complaint is rooted in allegations that Tilda Santiago, a special education case manager for Ortiz from September 2022 through May 2023, bullied and harassed the high schooler for several months.Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 15 Dec. 2024
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