as in pressure
the use of power to impose one's will on another
a promise obtained by coercion is never binding
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Recent Examples of coercion
The group used intimidation, coercion, corruption, and violence.
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Troy Onyango, Time, 24 July 2025
Faced with abuse, threats and coercion, the Lhotshampa fled.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Though controversial for its broad language, the law has been increasingly used in modern cases involving trafficking and coercion.
—Amanda Castro
joshua Rhett Miller
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Legal analyst Paul Mauro, who correctly predicted this split verdict, emphasized that the prosecution had to prove coercion.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 2 July 2025
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Troy Onyango, Time, 24 July 2025
Faced with abuse, threats and coercion, the Lhotshampa fled.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Though controversial for its broad language, the law has been increasingly used in modern cases involving trafficking and coercion.
—Amanda Castro
joshua Rhett Miller
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Legal analyst Paul Mauro, who correctly predicted this split verdict, emphasized that the prosecution had to prove coercion.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coercion
Noun
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Mostly sunny skies and building high pressure aloft will gradually raise temperatures and humidity through the next week.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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But, relief could start happening as soon as Aug. 6 — essentially, whenever the high air pressure dissipates and the wind can move the smoke elsewhere, according to a meteorologist from the NWS Milwaukee-Sullivan.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In that case, if AI were said to be doing religious counseling when providing mental health advice, the AI maker would apparently be free of the constraint.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Those surcharges varied by trade lane last year and were most heavily based on Asia-to-U.S. flights as the company experienced capacity constraints.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Aug. 2025
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Things only get worse as Joe’s jealousy and ambition get the best of him, exacerbated by the stress of the protests, and his compulsion to both perform for and consume social media.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
20 July 2025
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Symptoms vary widely in form and severity, with some people experiencing debilitating compulsions that disrupt daily life, while others have milder, more manageable symptoms.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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The lawsuit, which was filed July 31 in Wayne County Circuit Court, did not mention specific past incidents of violence.—
Andrea May Sahouri,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Jose Javier Romero-Hernandez, a Mexican citizen, was convicted of first-degree burglary, domestic assault and battery by strangulation, domestic assault with a dangerous weapon, threatening an act of violence, and malicious injury or destruction of property in Oklahoma.—
Louis Casiano , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Coercion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coercion. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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