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bend

verb as in persuade; influence

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And now, similarly, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee: "Bend over and take it like a prisoner!"

Clickbait title notwithstanding, Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!

Today, the train chugs north out of Kanchanaburi over the famous bridge before it hits a spectacular bend in the river.

“They would bend my head back, put a towel over my face and pour water over the towel,” Harrison was quoted as saying.

After acknowledging that there has been a “bend in the curve” and a reason to hope, he warned against inaction.

But there was no shadow ahead of him this night; there was no somber thing to bend down the high serenity of his happy heart.

Malcolm reined up, and soon a British officer appeared round a bend in the road.

Perry Thomas parted from us at the gate, and we stood watching his retreating figure till we lost it at the bend.

We heard Aaron Kallaberger's stentorian tones as we clattered around the bend.

The boy's knees began to bend under him, and he was reaching a long, thin arm out behind hunting for the bench.

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On this page you'll find 213 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to bend, such as: angle, arc, bending, bow, corner, and crook.

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

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