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subduing

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The death of Daniel Prude, which occurred after he was physically subdued by RPD officers in March 2020, sparked protests throughout the city.

From Time

“There’s a lot of sympathy for the cop in the field, trying to subdue somebody when that person is struggling and probably very strong and very capable of resisting,” Emery said.

One Volta’s electric eel — able to subdue small fish with an 860-volt jolt — is scary enough.

The event was already scaled down and subdued by the coronavirus pandemic.

A long struggle followed, during which the deputies used a Taser to subdue Gonzalez.

Once he lunged at a man trying to rob a convenience store, subduing him with his bare hands.

The second grammar class had been relieved from a recitation by this confab, and somehow Perry had a subduing influence.

The account of this man's giant strength, the narrative of hisPg 114 exploits in subduing the wild bulls, are quite Homeric.

The dominion which England claimed over Ireland, demanded more immediately their efforts for subduing that country.

This last sally had a subduing effect on the gig's company; they turned their faces away and became absorbed in the view ahead.

He had succeeded so well in subduing his flesh that at last it was on the point of separating itself entirely from the spirit.

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On this page you'll find 53 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to subduing, such as: null, covering up, curbing, holding back, null, and quelling.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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