arm-twist

verb

as in to intimidate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arm-twist
  1. intimidate
  2. browbeat
  3. bully
  4. threaten
  5. cow
  6. terrorize
  7. coerce
  8. bulldoze
Verb
  • The young actor can pull off the swagger and charisma required of a teenage Haymitch, but he was intimidated by the idea of taking on the character’s accent.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Those who use technology to harass, intimidate or torment others should understand that attempts to anonymize their criminal conduct will not shield them from prosecution.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of intimidate
Verb
  • The son and a guardian claims that Mary Max had depleted his finances and browbeat him.
    — BETH J. HARPAZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Repent and repair Rather than browbeating people into repentance, the Ne’ilah service’s strategy is to boost them up into it, playing upon the biblical idea of the grandeur of humanity.
    — Reuven Kimelman, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of browbeat
Verb
  • Concerns over bullying on campus, as well as a lack of security, have also been raised.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The big lefty is comfortable stepping away from the basket but can also bully his way to the bucket.
    — CJ Moore, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of bully
Verb
  • In several messages quoted in the ruling, Seaver allegedly threatened Nozell and other people connected to Parton’s estate.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • As a child of parents who bred him to be the next Green Lantern, John knows full well the conflict between conscience and instinct, a ceaseless war that threatens to explode to the surface.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of threaten
Verb
  • What’s more, the blast would perhaps be visible on Earth, boosting morale at home and cowing our enemies abroad.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Far from being cowed, the backlash spurred Curott to advocate for Wiccan and pagan rights.
    — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of cow
Verb
  • By the end of her second day, she has been thoroughly terrorized by an active shooter drill and her own menstrual cycle, both of come as a surprise.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The onslaught aims to terrorize civilians, officials and analysts say, and break their will to resist Russia’s full-scale invasion since 2022.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of terrorize
Verb
  • This was a back-door effort to coerce Detroit to phase out the internal combustion engine, as the only realistic way car makers could meet the requirement was to massively expand their EV or hybrid inventories.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • This hasn’t stopped the Administration from trying to coerce states to hand over their voter rolls.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of coerce
Verb
  • While Ferns prop Veisinia Mahutariki-Fakalelu was in the sin-bin for head contact that forced off Marlie Packer, England bulldozed New Zealand's seven-women scrum for Breach to score her 58th try.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Craft bounced off — and simply bulldozed — tacklers throughout the game, finishing with 68 yards rushing and a touchdown on 23 carries.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of bulldoze
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“Arm-twist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arm-twist. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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