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cowed

adjective as in intimidated

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"But we will not be intimidated. We will not be cowed."

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"It is the classic authoritarian playbook, threaten, smear and lie, scare people into submission. But we will not be intimidated. We will not be cowed," Greenberg said.

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For every political elite who has the guts to speak out right now, there are five more who have been cowed into silence.

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He’s built a balanced program that can beat you with offense or defense and isn’t the least bit cowed by a marquee opponent.

"Show we are not cowed. As Jews we always rebuild. We always recover, we always return stronger," Rabbi Daniel Walker said after the attack on his synagogue.

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

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