intimidations

Definition of intimidationsnext
plural of intimidation
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Noun
  • If needed, these personal alarms can be used to ward off threats, including people or animals, and serve to alert nearby rescue teams.
    Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 1 May 2026
  • The human stress response is a brilliant piece of engineering for acute threats, like a lion circling on the savanna.
    Big Think, Big Think, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • Our roads are concussion- and whiplash-inducing menaces.
    Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
  • But the ability to beat back our more routine pathological menaces is a good indicator of the country’s ability to take on bigger, more virulent threats.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The point is, instead, to revel in the contrast between the terrors and the impressively unfazed people who navigate them.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
  • In 1602, she was afflicted by a slew of symptoms, such as convulsions, fits, and terrors.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But cost pressures have escalated quickly in many regions.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • At the same time, many institutions are grappling with ballooning operating costs and sliding enrollment, pressures that are intensifying labor conflicts over pay and resources.
    Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Intimidations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimidations. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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