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bossed around

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browbeat bulldoze dominate domineer dragoon oppress order around push around tyrannize

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Fred Fitness CEO Andre Enzensberger says the gym has about 400 members, who pay $150 a month to be bossed around by an algorithm.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025

The Rams’ offensive line got bossed around in the biggest game of the season.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2022

They're bossed around by owner of the amusement park, Mr Swackhammer, voiced by Danny DeVito.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2019

I now spend weekends being bossed around by the voice of an unyielding British woman who seems incredibly confident about the back roads of suburban New Jersey.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2017

I didn’t feel like being bossed around by him, but I also didn’t feel like fighting.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green