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terrorize

[ter-uh-rahyz] / ˈtɛr əˌraɪz /


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They win by striking out less often than anybody in baseball and using their legs to terrorize opposing defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

An "unforgettable" tribute to America, or a health hazard that will terrorize animals and pollute the environment?

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

“I understand why many people would say just get out of here, but that’s not what we believe. We don’t believe in allowing people like this to terrorize the community,” Cunin said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

The US president thanked the Nigerian government for their "partnership", adding that Minuki "will no longer terrorize the people of Africa or help plan operations to target Americans".

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

But they couldn’t terrorize Eric—because Eric was going to tell.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson led the effort to add signatories from all 50 states and four U.S. terrorizes to the letter.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2023

Annabelle first terrorizes orphan girls in "Annabelle: Creation" and later is an unknowing man's gift to his pregnant wife.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2022

Cox’s Pat, like Jack Nicholson’s Jack Torrance, terrorizes her family, but in strictly emotional rather than physical ways.

From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2022

Mr. Hillmann, a native of Queens, was working for Valley Forge Films, a small studio in Pennsylvania, when it began production of a low-budget movie about a gelatinous alien creature that terrorizes a small town.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 28, 2021

The bear sinks its teeth into the fish's flesh because it must; it never terrorizes a deer for a night of fun, just because it can.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

In short order, Golesh assembled teams that terrorized opponents just like Leach had terrorized him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

She can now dine on her deck with her husband and garden without being "terrorized" by bloodsuckers.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

I asked if she worried that Pratt’s agenda would amount to punishing 70,000 people for the actions of a much smaller number, like the man who had terrorized her.

From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026

In a Reddit post that has been widely circulated online, a self-described white 67-year-old Trump-supporting small business owner shared his shock and regret at watching his immigrant employees terrorized by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026

I explained that we all owed Walter something because he had been threatened and terrorized, wrongly accused and wrongly condemned, but he never gave up.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

"Other Mommy," from Universal and Blumhouse, stars Chastain in a dual role as a sinister entity terrorizing a child -- made even worse by the fact that the demon resembles the girl's mother.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

“Those threats are a direct result of him taking on the cartels terrorizing Texans and some of the nation’s most dangerous violent criminals.”

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

The defensive lineman could be back terrorizing the NFL this season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

The families of Stephen Oglivie and Henry Nowak have been resolute in demanding that these horrific attacks not be leveraged for inciting disorder—or for terrorizing the U.K.’s many immigrants.

From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026

He imagined some hapless monster terrorizing a random demigod in Kansas, only to find itself surrounded by several dozen carloads of heavily armoured Romans.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan


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