as in browbeating
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as in intimidating
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
the judge warned the attorney that hectoring the witness with aggressive questioning would not be allowed
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hectoring
Verb
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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
Noun
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Pages about data on transgender people, like goals to reduce bullying of transgender students or increase the national surveys that include data on transgender people, remain inaccessible.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2025
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His nearly four-year tenure in Sacramento was muddled in controversy, from allegations of harassment, bullying, hazing and racial insensitivity within the department to the chief and city’s decision to allow a reality TV series to film Sacramento firefighters responding to calls.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Change is a constant in most companies, but the ongoing onslaught of organizational change initiatives is creating frustration, exhaustion and burnout for many employees.—
Elizabeth Baskin,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago in an onslaught that has killed tens of thousands and displaced about 10 million people.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Open Doors said that threats against Christians have escalated in recent years, with 355 killed in the DRC last year alone.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Musk, in a post on X on Monday night, doubled down on his threat to fire federal employees who fail to submit the list.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Out March 11 on Hulu, Last Take recounts the fatal shooting of Hutchins with exclusive insights into the inner tragedy that occurred before the event transformed into a media frenzy.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
26 Feb. 2025
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And though the wait isn’t over just yet, Rihanna — whose last studio album was 2016’s Anti, and who recently sent fans into a frenzy after she was spotted hitting the recording studio — assured listeners that her album will be anything but subpar.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Ray, although in his forties, was at one with youth in revolt.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
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Go deeper: Mike Johnson struggles to contain a GOP budget revolt Editor's note: This is a developing story.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The annual Conservative Political Action Conference is mere days away, with this year’s event starting a few weeks after President Donald Trump’s inauguration and ensuing massive upheaval of the U.S. government.—
Asher Notheis,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
17 Feb. 2025
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Both countries are also locked in political upheavals that stand to slow any responses.—
BYJason Ma,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There are moments when the performers overplay the humor, suspense and moral outrage.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Democrats used the overnight session that ended early Friday morning as a platform for their outrage over what President Donald Trump has wrought during his first month in office and their warnings of what is still to come.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Hectoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hectoring. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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