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 parking at Krog Street Market can be intimidating, but there’s no need to try to navigate the valet or the small lot in the front of the market.
    — Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
  • The Oura Ring 4 has dropped to $399, cutting a cool $100 off the intimidating $499 list price.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 4 July 2026
Definition of intimidate
Verb
  • His process of doing so involved disparaging his accusers, browbeating people and institutions that no longer wanted to be associated with him, and refusing to accept a path that precluded a return to being a public figure.
    — Elizabeth Spiers, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Trump, who typically prizes his ability to browbeat enemies with a mixture of bravado and bluster, is becoming a little less vocal on Iran.
    — Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of browbeat
Verb
  • This was a rabid, partisan home-soil advantage that flat-out bullied the squad into surviving.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
  • They got bullied in that one, showing a tremendous lack of physicality.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026
Definition of bully
Verb
  • The caller reported that a family member was threatening them.
    — Nathan Pilling July 1, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
  • In the weeks since Fable 5 and Mythos 5 were forced out of commission, industry leaders and experts became increasingly worried that the ad-hoc ban would threaten America’s AI lead against China.
    — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 1 July 2026
Definition of threaten
Verb
  • With their long and crescent-shaped horns, the Inyambo cows graze at the King’s Palace Museum in Nyanza and at the homes of some of Rwanda's richest people, including President Paul Kagame.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026
  • Perhaps cowed by Concerned Parents’ aggression, the board voted in 1972 to remove from classrooms Mike Royko’s book Boss, an exposé of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Definition of cow
Verb
  • Witt claimed that Golubski — who in 2024 faced trial for allegations including terrorizing and abusing Black women in KCK for decades before killing himself the day it was scheduled to begin — also abused her late cousin, Elaine Greene.
    — Sofi Zeman July 2, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
  • Gangbangers as young as 14 terrorized a Bronx neighborhood for months with shootouts targeting rivals from a local housing project while often wounding innocent bystanders, law enforcement officials said Monday.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 30 June 2026
Definition of terrorize
Verb
  • Enterprises that route requests between multiple models can be coerced into selecting the weakest route.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • What’s not clear is whether the department will eventually use its muscle to coerce builders, suppliers, and property owners into upgrading their sheds and fielding them more sparingly.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 24 June 2026
Definition of coerce
Verb
  • The mound, which had been bulldozed but painstakingly reconstructed, was eventually destroyed again for residential construction.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
  • The total cost tied to the house was about $346,000, including $14,000 to bulldoze it, the Statesman’s analysis found.
    — Kevin Fixler June 26, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 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 8 Jul. 2026.

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