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intimidating

[in-tim-i-dey-ting] / ɪnˈtɪm ɪˌdeɪ tɪŋ /


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It suggests that even one of nature's most intimidating forces can potentially be redirected to address some of the world's most urgent environmental challenges.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

I’m someone who’s pathologically chatty, and so talking to Greg, who is completely fine with there being pauses in conversation, and is just a confident grown-up, it was incredibly intimidating.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

As if that wasn’t intimidating enough, Danson said then-President Clinton immediately grilled him about his “intentions” with the actress.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Sprawling, gruff, imposing and, at times, intimidating, the city would never be mistaken for Paris, Rome, London or even Berlin.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Even without the fair he faced an intimidating portfolio of works in progress, chief among them the grounds of Biltmore, the Vanderbilt estate in North Carolina.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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