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as in abusing
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
the kindergarten teacher explained why it was wrong to bully classmates
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as in intimidating
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
the manager was fired for bullying employees
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Recent Examples of bullying
Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2023
The student then met with the school’s principal and vice principal – an anti-bullying specialist, according to the state school directory – and reported the threats of violence made against her before she was assaulted, according to the lawsuit.
—Celina Tebor, CNN, 13 Feb. 2023
Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Dec. 2024
But at some universities today, being a Jew on campus has become an act of courage, every walk to class a gauntlet of verbal bullying and physical harassment.
—Joshua M. Davidson, New York Daily News, 29 Dec. 2024
Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024
Providing bursts of energy by chasing balls out of bounds and bullying her wait into the paint for rebounds, the 5-9 freshman provided versatility not in the box score.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024
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That's why experts say more anti-bullying intervention is needed – from both parents and schools.
—Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2023
The student then met with the school’s principal and vice principal – an anti-bullying specialist, according to the state school directory – and reported the threats of violence made against her before she was assaulted, according to the lawsuit.
—Celina Tebor, CNN, 13 Feb. 2023
Noun
Despite the bullying not subsiding, Sammy stopped telling his dad about the abuse, Sam Teusch said.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Dec. 2024
But at some universities today, being a Jew on campus has become an act of courage, every walk to class a gauntlet of verbal bullying and physical harassment.
—Joshua M. Davidson, New York Daily News, 29 Dec. 2024
Verb
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
Providing bursts of energy by chasing balls out of bounds and bullying her wait into the paint for rebounds, the 5-9 freshman provided versatility not in the box score.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullying
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Washington retains the capacity to employ economic coercion, diplomatic isolation, and even military force to quash serious efforts by developing countries to challenge U.S. preferences.Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Terrorism is considered an act that is intended to: intimidate or coerce a civilian population; influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion; or affect the conduct of a unit of government by murder, assassination, or kidnapping.Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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This new era of AI can feel intimidating for the limited, human life forms that created it.Marc Zao-Sanders, Harvard Business Review, 17 Dec. 2024
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Only six years older than Crystal, the comedian still found Scorsese intimidating.Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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From afar, there’s certainly something of the guru or the ascetic about Martin, something highly therapized and slightly otherworldly.Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
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Growing vegetables and seemingly delighted with the ascetic life, Orwell based himself in a bedroom of Barnhill to consider his life’s purpose and to write the most powerful and disturbing novel of the twentieth century, 1984.Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 15 Nov. 2024
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There’s insurmountable pressure to look and dress a certain way.Shradha Shahani, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
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Love can improve his decision making, but a better offensive scheme can also relieve some of that pressure to perform perfectly at all times.Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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In two particular cases, creators supposedly threatened to hang themselves and commit acts of violence live on Pump.Fun.Joel Khalili, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025
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Since the Hamas terror attacks of October 7, Canadian cities have been disgraced by anti-Semitic incidents of accelerating violence.David Frum, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
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For Seal Team Six, that meant adhering to an almost monastic routine.Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
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Auerbach lived a famously monastic existence, devoting himself to his work.The Week UK, theweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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The Maryland Stadium Authority has not been made aware of any specific or credible threat impacting M&T Bank Stadium or the upcoming game, according to MSA Vice President for Public Safety and Security Vern Conaway Jr.Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
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These traits have enabled them to avoid many of the threats faced by larger, more conspicuous sharks, such as overfishing and habitat destruction.Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Obama has retreated into monkish silence, broken only for special occasions such as celebrity deaths and the recording of Bruce Springsteen podcasts.Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 July 2024
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Cillian Murphy is not sitting at home in monkish penury.Vulture, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2024
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“Bullying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullying. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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