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verb

Definition of dragoonnext
as in to force
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure she was dragooned into agreeing to the fraudulent scheme

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dragoon

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noun

as in cavalryman

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Recent Examples of dragoon
Verb
When pro landscapers dragoon your neighbor’s turf, mowing is just part of the plan. — Sal Vaglica, WSJ, 22 Sep. 2023 Simeon of Cyrene would have been the innocent brunch-goer, and the Romans dragoon him into Christ’s Passion, giving him an honor every human on earth should have desired. — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 2 Apr. 2021
Noun
An international networker par excellence, Zambello was staging Carmen at Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts, with Chen in the peripheral part of Zuniga, lieutenant of the dragoons. — airmail.news, 7 Dec. 2024 The family, Louisville residents, also enjoyed some pizza and crab dragoons from the food trucks. — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for dragoon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dragoon
  1. force
  2. cavalryman
  3. compel
  4. soldier
  5. coerce
  6. warrior
  7. oblige
  8. infantryman
Verb
  • The exact timetable for his recovery isn’t known; the injury will force him out of at least a portion of the regular season.
    — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
  • While Homer followed warriors sailing home from Troy, the playwright Euripides — writing some three centuries later — turned to the city’s ruins and its women, forced into exile and enslavement.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of force
Noun
  • On the corners are statues of an infantryman, sailor, artilleryman and cavalryman, each drawn from actual war dead.
    — Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The dismounted cavalryman is targeted in the second pass , leaving his mount unharmed.
    — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Definition of cavalryman
Verb
  • As members of the House minority, the committee’s inquiries can’t compel more detailed responses from the administration.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • DeepSeek’s January 2025 announcement compelled many observers to acknowledge a trajectory that Beijing had been articulating through industrial policies, successive Five-Year Plans, and national technology strategies for more than a decade.
    — Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of compel
Noun
  • Ormund seemingly isn’t scared to learn that enough soldiers to fill a basketball arena are about to bang down the door.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Saldaña plays Joe McNamara, a CIA station chief leading the covert Lioness unit, which recruits and trains female soldiers for global counter-terrorism missions, balancing this with a challenging family life.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of soldier
Verb
  • Anna’s colleague Noa Toussaint (CCH Pounder) follows with a video of Max coercing his mistress into suicide, shattering the narrative that bought his freedom.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
  • Empact says there's also a growing use of artificial intelligence to extort and coerce juveniles into human trafficking.
    — James Taylor, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of coerce
Noun
  • While Homer followed warriors sailing home from Troy, the playwright Euripides — writing some three centuries later — turned to the city’s ruins and its women, forced into exile and enslavement.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Today, cargo ships are facing down everything from boarders to kamikaze drones, cyber warriors and advanced missiles.
    — Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of warrior
Verb
  • Every lady was happy to oblige and it cannot be overstated how much this detail adds to the whole show’s majesty.
    — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Smotrich says the ultra-Orthodox should be obliged to serve, but that arresting them would create division.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of oblige
Noun
  • Everything inside this zone is visible to drones, which means that any Russian truck, tank, or infantryman seeking to attack new territory is instantly identified and can easily be hit.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026
  • Platner went on to serve three tours there as a Marine infantryman, engaging in close combat in Ramadi and Fallujah.
    — Julia Terruso, Time, 21 May 2026
Definition of infantryman

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