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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

"And what if I will not obey the orders you so tyrannically impose upon me?" asked the princess defiantly.

From Vineta The Phantom City by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)




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