bullying 1 of 3

bullying

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noun

bullying

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verb

present participle of bully
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bullying
Adjective
That's why experts say more anti-bullying intervention is needed – from both parents and schools. Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2023 The student then met with the school’s principal and vice principal – an anti-bullying specialist, according to the state school directory – and reported the threats of violence made against her before she was assaulted, according to the lawsuit. Celina Tebor, CNN, 13 Feb. 2023
Noun
Alongside these achievements, the singer opens up about the struggles that shaped her life, including challenges with body image, bullying, heartbreak, and health. Okla Jones, Essence, 8 Jan. 2025 During her time as a royal and after, Markle was a target for relentless harassment on social media, leading the couple to speak out publicly about the dangers of online bullying and misinformation. Ellise Shafer, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
Democrats have rallied to McBride’s defense, accusing Republicans of bullying McBride and attacking other LGBTQ+ people who work at and visit the Capitol. Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024 Providing bursts of energy by chasing balls out of bounds and bullying her wait into the paint for rebounds, the 5-9 freshman provided versatility not in the box score. Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bullying 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullying
Noun
  • The ban was meant to address concerns about the data collection, influence and even coercion, and privacy issues.
    John Brandon, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • There are no secret cameras, no orgies, no other celebrities involved, no underground tunnels, no minors, and not so much as a hint of coercion or violence.
    KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • This new era of AI can feel intimidating for the limited, human life forms that created it.
    Marc Zao-Sanders, Harvard Business Review, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Only six years older than Crystal, the comedian still found Scorsese intimidating.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • From afar, there’s certainly something of the guru or the ascetic about Martin, something highly therapized and slightly otherworldly.
    Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Growing vegetables and seemingly delighted with the ascetic life, Orwell based himself in a bedroom of Barnhill to consider his life’s purpose and to write the most powerful and disturbing novel of the twentieth century, 1984.
    Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 15 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Not everybody goes through this intense amount of pressure, and on such a scale and in such a spotlight.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Economists have warned that Trump’s plans for tariffs and tax cuts could create new inflationary pressures and keep interest rates elevated.
    Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • However, homeless people are more likely to be victims of violence than perpetrators.
    Leah Goodridge, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The number of Indianapolis children lost to gun violence dropped dramatically last year.
    Arika Herron, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • It was performed both preventatively and, in the case of some medieval religious communities, periodically as part of monastic bodily regulation and discipline.
    Megan Cassidy-Welch, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The luxurious estate was built in 1652 on what’s known as a monastic grange — a.k.a. acreage that once belonged to a monastery.
    Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Those funds went toward identifying and responding to health emergencies and stopping disease threats from spreading across borders, according to the WHO’s website.
    Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The gathering of a few dozen militants in Gaza City is hardly proof of a serious military threat.
    Mick Krever, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Obama has retreated into monkish silence, broken only for special occasions such as celebrity deaths and the recording of Bruce Springsteen podcasts.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 July 2024
  • Cillian Murphy is not sitting at home in monkish penury.
    Vulture, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2024

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