as in intimidated
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as in frightened
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
a sharp glare cowed the child into being quiet
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cowed
Adjective
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Whole Foods also alleged the union coerced and intimidated workers in an effort to win the election.—
Greg Bensinger,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025 -
Hollywood powers were so intimidated that Jack Warner and Louis B Mayer, head of MGM, paraded before congressional committees to defend their patriotism.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Unfortunately for them, Steph won’t be bullied – even by paternalistic threats of being sued into oblivion.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2024
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Watch on Deadline His claims echoed the findings of a Deadline investigation in November 2023, which revealed allegations that Spencer bullied staff and students.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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What is certain is that this impassioned novel has made a case for a kind of epic where the fate of a nation depends on its most oppressed identities.—
Siddhartha Deb,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Thoughts of American battlefield heroes might conjure up images of overseas valor in service of oppressed and conquered people around the world.—
Kerry J. Byrne Fox News,
Fox News,
22 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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This was a battle over who gets to claim the mantle of the Kennedys, who for so long were the first family of Democratic politics, with their talk about government service and helping the poor and downtrodden.—
Adam Nagourney,
New York Times,
29 Jan. 2025
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At the time, Ms. Merkel praised the German public for embracing downtrodden migrants, even those who did not qualify for official refugee status.—
Jim Tankersley,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Cowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowed. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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