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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
tyrannize .
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Examples
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We should not allow ourselves to be terrorized and tyrannized by a vocal minority. ron
WH set to release text of controversial Obama school speech 2009
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And what about the people of Iran, China, North Korea, and the rest of the tyrannized world?
Where was Obama the centrist in his State of the Union? Jennifer Rubin 2011
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They are bombing Libya because they can't bear for innocent people to be tyrannized, by the tyrants they were arming and funding for years.
Johann Hari: We Are Not Being Told The Truth About Libya Johann Hari 2011
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They are bombing Libya because they can't bear for innocent people to be tyrannized, by the tyrants they were arming and funding for years.
Johann Hari: We Are Not Being Told The Truth About Libya Johann Hari 2011
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Believing that discrimination has "tyrannized us since we've been born," he is hell-bent on seeing discrimination end.
James M. Russell: Richard Noble on Equality, Activism, Spirituality James M. Russell 2010
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They are bombing Libya because they can't bear for innocent people to be tyrannized, by the tyrants they were arming and funding for years.
Johann Hari: We Are Not Being Told The Truth About Libya Johann Hari 2011
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Look, the question is, are you interested in--is your idea of victory being creating an international consensus, or is it getting rid of this bloody-minded dictator, who has tyrannized his people for 42 years and set an example for the rest of the Arab world?
9-9-9? Nein. 2011
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Holy Communion should engender hope that the Lord will return to a world no longer tyrannized by inequality, injustice, and death.
Brad R. Braxton: Getting in Front of Jesus: The Politics of Progressive Christianity (Part II) 2010
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Holy Communion should engender hope that the Lord will return to a world no longer tyrannized by inequality, injustice, and death.
Brad R. Braxton: Getting in Front of Jesus: The Politics of Progressive Christianity (Part II) 2010
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Arnold Toynbee noted that civilizations decline when their leaders stop responding to problems creatively, and are tyrannized by a minority.
Lise Van Susteren: Moms United Lise Van Susteren 2010
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