as in to bully
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
refusing to be intimidated by the manager's harsh stare, I demanded my money back
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Recent Examples of intimidate
Think cooking fish is intimidating?
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Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2026
But at their first practice sessions with such elite teams, the siblings were intimidated by being on the same ice as the champion couples and instinctively stuck by the boards.
—Alice Park, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
The Arizona senator said at the time he would not be intimidated by the administration.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2026
Consider delving into a passion project that’s always intimidated you — and don’t be afraid to ask for input from your peers.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
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For the second game running, Omari Hutchinson was too easily bullied off the ball in a dangerous area.—
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Though the basics are similar, the improvements and extras combine to bully its predecessor into storage, and the Roadie 4 now has pride of place in the accessories cubby of my guitar's travel case.—
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The Secretary of State called the event an attempt to frighten public servants.—
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But monks there complained that the slain king was walking around at night, frightening them with strange sounds.—
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After scaring off the animal, one of the hikers, a physician, attempted to revive Kovatch, but did not find a pulse.—
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Don’t let the tackiness of this primer scare you.—
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Further complicating matters, Doe was interviewed by Phong Tran, a then-Oakland detective who has since been charged with perjury for allegedly coercing witnesses into falsely incriminating murder defendants.—
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The lawsuit accused the company of coercing customers into signing agreements that allowed the company to act as the exclusive real estate listing agent for an undisclosed period of time.—
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Jamie, the dog-sitter, is startled that Pam is back so soon.—
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Hauge called that startling, given that court filing fees alone cost just as much.—
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The administration’s apparent plan to resolve this difficulty is to shame or browbeat members of the artistic community into performing there.—
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The president touted his efforts to slash the amount of fentanyl pouring into the U.S., including browbeating China, Mexico, and Canada into decreasing the amount of fentanyl being smuggled across the border.—
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“Intimidate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimidate. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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