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terrorizing

ADJECTIVE
intimidating
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“There was a guy who was terrorizing the front of Clifton’s because he decided he wanted to live in the vestibule in front, and he didn’t want us to operate there,” Meieran said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

They’ve also spent years terrorizing locals by leaping from the waves and crashing into boaters, water skiers and fishermen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Soon enough, the famed chariot was terrorizing American suburbs, thrashing roads and smashing the carbon budget with its iconic, super-high front end, a most patriotic consumer symbol.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2025

After all, how can a movie about a shark — or more sharks, possibly of some mutant or prehistoric variety, depending on the film — terrorizing people not be fun, right?

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2025

Momma is the youngest of ten kids, and her brothers and sisters were always terrorizing her.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée




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