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Recent Examples of bullyboy Beijing’s bullyboy tactics were starting to hit uncomfortably close to home. Mark L. Clifford, WSJ, 27 Jan. 2022 Barletta was a friend and former student of George Shultz, then U.S. secretary of state, and suddenly critics of Noriega’s bullyboy rule found a more attentive audience within the Reagan administration. Glenn Garvin, miamiherald, 30 May 2017 The election campaign was, in retrospect, the ultimate Trump display of bullyboy arrogance. Michael D'antonio, CNN, 18 May 2017 Chaffetz’s shtick — bullyboy investigator targeting the right’s bogeymen — worked when Hillary Clinton and/or President Obama were his targets. Jennifer Rubin, The Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullyboy
Noun
  • By being the bully or employing the collaborative? Follow me on LinkedIn.
    Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Spoelstra knows better than to pay attention to keyboard bullies, but rather use them as another life lesson.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • For entrepreneurs, perfection is the enemy of getting started, gaining traction, and ultimately building a successful business on what might be a great idea waiting for execution.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Signal’s President Meredith Whittaker Shares What’s Next for the Private Messaging App Over the last few years, Signal has been used by dissidents and protestors around the world who want to keep their conversations safe from political enemies or law enforcement.
    Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Jesse, understandably, has become more defensive about antisemitism since he was brutally attacked by thugs who singled him out for being Jewish.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The hundreds of attacks being made by Houthi, the sinister mobsters and thugs based in Yemen, who are hated by the Yemeni people, all emanate from, and are created by, IRAN.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025

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“Bullyboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullyboy. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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