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As a child she terrorized her younger siblings.
She was terrorized by nightmares.
Employees were terrorized into accepting abysmal working conditions.
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Williams struggled mightily with an outsized defensive matchup against Pascal Siakam, who terrorized the low post for 26 points and popped out to sink a trio of 3-pointers.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Candyman Year: 2021 Runtime: 1h 31m Director: Nia DaCosta
Too many people easily dismissed the Nia DaCosta remake of the 1992 classic about a boogeyman who terrorizes a Chicago community.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Sack City — Aidan Hutchinson notched 4 1/2 sacks in one afternoon, wholly terrorizing the Tampa Bay front line.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
They are believed to scare away the mythical monster Nian, who would terrorize villages at the start of the new year.
—Brandi D. Addison, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Candyman Year: 2021 Runtime: 1h 31m Director: Nia DaCosta
Too many people easily dismissed the Nia DaCosta remake of the 1992 classic about a boogeyman who terrorizes a Chicago community.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Sack City — Aidan Hutchinson notched 4 1/2 sacks in one afternoon, wholly terrorizing the Tampa Bay front line.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
They are believed to scare away the mythical monster Nian, who would terrorize villages at the start of the new year.
—Brandi D. Addison, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Terrorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrorize. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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terrorize
verb
ter·ror·ize
ˈter-ər-ˌīz 
terrorized; terrorizing
1
: to fill with terror
2
: to force by threat or violence
Legal Definition
terrorize
transitive verb
ter·ror·ize
ˈter-ər-ˌīz
terrorized; terrorizing
: to inflict terror upon
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