browbeatings

noun

Definition of browbeatingsnext
plural of browbeating
as in bulldozings

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  1. constraints
  2. threats
  3. terrors
Noun
  • Turning Regulation Into Innovation Despite what common thinking would suggest, embracing constraints can actually help improve innovation and creativity.
    Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This knowledge sharing can help streamline work between partners, keeping both parties in sync with the vision, goals and constraints associated with the project.
    Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of constraints
Noun
  • Pro-government media in Iran lauded the supreme leader for appearing in public in light of such threats and Israel’s more general track record of successfully assassinating senior figures inside Iran.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Other than to note that students had made threats of bodily harm against the classmate, Surprise police spokesperson Sgt.
    Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of threats
Noun
  • The real terrors are kept outside, on this notoriously hellish stretch of Hollywood Boulevard.
    Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Film fanatics might recall the lurking terrors in 1997’s Campfire Tales or the budding romance of two college grads in 2004’s Perfect Opposites.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of terrors
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