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tyrannically

ADVERB
oppressively
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Young Haley tyrannically conducts “the boys” in “ ’Master Harold’…and the Boys” to reenact memories of his childhood.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2025

In November Mr Morales gave Bolivia’s highest honour to Teodoro Obiang, who has ruled Equatorial Guinea tyrannically for 38 years.

From Economist Dec. 1, 2017

Early in the Golden Age of Hollywood, in 1937, two events underlined how tyrannically moguls would exercise authority over starlets.

From The Guardian Oct. 19, 2017

Sure, with most clients you can make mailbox rules or filters to weed people out, but SlateMail reduces that command to a single keystroke, and that makes me feel tyrannically powerful.

From Slate Feb. 24, 2015

She knew how to show herself friendly and full of kindness to all who felt themselves compelled to pay to her the tribute of her love-worthiness, without tyrannically abusing her magic wand.

From The Student-Life of Germany by Howitt, William




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