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cowed

adjective as in intimidated

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"Show we are not cowed. As Jews we always rebuild. We always recover, we always return stronger," Rabbi Daniel Walker said after the attack on his synagogue.

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Today, nobody is cowed by threats of mass firings.

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Meanwhile, Australia fly-half Faitala Moleka found turf between the hosts' back three with clever kicks and her forwards cantered into contact, refusing to be cowed by the Red Roses' record or reputation.

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Strongman posturing comes off as buffoonish until the press is cowed enough to report the flex as fact.

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Johnson is so cowed by accusations of fraud that he appears to have gone directly off the deep end.

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

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