as in unwilling
not made or done willingly or by choice
coerced participation that couldn't last
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as in forced
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
was coerced into signing the document
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Recent Examples of coerced
Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2025
Like Netflix's popular 2015 docuseries Making a Murderer, The Yogurt Shop Murders explores unethical interrogation tactics used by law enforcement and questions of coerced confessions.
—EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
The word describes what happens when electrons are coerced to spin in tandem, as opposed to spinning in opposite directions, which is the default state of most electrons most of the time.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
Behind counterfeit fashion are men, women and children coerced into making, distributing or selling fake goods — often at great personal risk and with little gain.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
An investigation was launched after victims at Fieldstone Middle School reported to their school resource officer and school administrators that they were being coerced online.
—Nancy Cutler, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
In a case before the Supreme Court last year, the justices unanimously found that the gun group’s First Amendment rights were violated when New York state officials coerced private companies into blacklisting it.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
The mother of a 15-year-old California boy who took his own life is now suing Roblox and Discord over his death, alleging her son was groomed and coerced to send explicit images on the apps.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
Investigators allege that Hernandez coerced at least five minors into participating in the production of child pornography on at least seven occasions, consistent with the seven charges.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Many of the women who spoke Monday addressed that claim directly, saying they were tricked and coerced from the start and that the deceit went far beyond one lie about where the video would be distributed.
—Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Winters writes that this initial system of coerced labor didn’t go very well for the elites.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2025
Like Netflix's popular 2015 docuseries Making a Murderer, The Yogurt Shop Murders explores unethical interrogation tactics used by law enforcement and questions of coerced confessions.
—EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
Stefon Flowers coerced at least four women into prostitution for his financial gain over the course of three months in 2023, according to a news release from the Denver District Attorney’s Office.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
The word describes what happens when electrons are coerced to spin in tandem, as opposed to spinning in opposite directions, which is the default state of most electrons most of the time.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
Behind counterfeit fashion are men, women and children coerced into making, distributing or selling fake goods — often at great personal risk and with little gain.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
An investigation was launched after victims at Fieldstone Middle School reported to their school resource officer and school administrators that they were being coerced online.
—Nancy Cutler, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
In a case before the Supreme Court last year, the justices unanimously found that the gun group’s First Amendment rights were violated when New York state officials coerced private companies into blacklisting it.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
The mother of a 15-year-old California boy who took his own life is now suing Roblox and Discord over his death, alleging her son was groomed and coerced to send explicit images on the apps.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
Investigators allege that Hernandez coerced at least five minors into participating in the production of child pornography on at least seven occasions, consistent with the seven charges.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Many of the women who spoke Monday addressed that claim directly, saying they were tricked and coerced from the start and that the deceit went far beyond one lie about where the video would be distributed.
—Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coerced
Adjective
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The film has included the more sensitive images of the anti-lockdown protests, but seems unwilling or incapable to confront what happened next.—
Yangyang Cheng,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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Several of the group’s top political officials were said to have supported the deal while its militants inside Gaza were unwilling to lay down their arms.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Leading by 3 with just over a minute left, Canales forced the Dolphins to use their first two timeouts with a pair of Rico Dowdle runs.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Without Karen around, the women are forced to contend with the fallout from the reunion — namely, the tenuous terms that many of the women left with Karen on and the unresolved confrontation between the bulk of the cast and newcomer Stacey Rusch.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Weekday dinners, spontaneous hikes and running downhill with their dogs are all part of the routine.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Our results suggest that children are actually capable of spontaneous logical strategy discovery much earlier when circumstances require it.—
Celeste Kidd,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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What compelled you to want to be more cognizant of styling?—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
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Kobach asked Watson to issue a court order that would have compelled Kelly and Howard to sign off on the data transfer as part of their official duties.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Power of Good Love Since the accidental confession, the couple has moved in together and their relationship has flourished.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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However, Ledger tragically died of an accidental overdose before the film's release.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Springsteen obliged, with a statement that was at once concise and powerful.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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According to him, Dicaprio ended the long night by asking him for a drink, and Tunstall obliged with Hibiki Suntory Whisky.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The federal government is obligated by treaty to fund services such as healthcare and education to tribal nations in exchange for the government taking tribal lands in the 1800s.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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In this case, October benefits are obligated in September.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Coerced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coerced. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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