ARM-TWISTS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

arm-twists

verb

present tense third-person singular of arm-twist

as in high-pressures

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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
The notion of cow tipping is based on the idea that cows sleep standing up.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026

Definition of cows

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Backstage, Kenny Omega calls the Don Callis Family bullies and tells them to pick any three members to face him and The Young Bucks, who are standing beside Omega, next week.

— Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Williams called Valkyries fans bullies in an Instagram Live stream earlier this week, and by Friday night, Chase Center had the receipts.

— Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 20 June 2026

Definition of bullies

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Melanie Melanie came to this reunion prepared with both facts and a prosecutorial confrontation style that effectively intimidates all of her on-stage opponents.

— Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
In the five vignettes, James, as his character Eddie Horniman, intimidates various individuals while going through the clean-up, the sacrifice, the angle, the cut and the judgment — all steps of serving Stella Artois.

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of intimidates

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Marie’s secret past threatens to catch up with her, and she is forced to do everything in her power to preserve her new status as lady of the house in post-war anarchy.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, a memory chip shortage threatens to squeeze its margins, its revenue growth is slowing, and even longtime Apple fans admit the maker of aspirational tech has lost some of its product design mojo.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of threatens

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James is an extremely tough runner who bulldozes the competition.

— Charles Baggarly August 26, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026
Voters are expected to do the heavy lifting of deciding whether a question preserves their favorite shopping center or bulldozes it for another data center.

— Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026

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