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
Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
The star witness was a mental patient who, in a new interview with The Tennessean, says his testimony was coerced.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
The judge cited testimony from another former girlfriend, Jane, who said Combs later assaulted her and coerced her into oral sex with an escort.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Questioning earlier medical evidence that the victims suffered brain injuries, the assessment also relied on a controversial study by the National Institutes of Health that was later shut down after an internal review confirmed some patients were coerced to participate.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
In January 2010, a five-day hearing was held in the circuit court to hear testimony about Dassey's motion, much of which focused on evidence that his confession was coerced and that his trial counsel was ineffective.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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
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
It’s coerced by the culture that raised them.
—Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
The star witness was a mental patient who, in a new interview with The Tennessean, says his testimony was coerced.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
The judge cited testimony from another former girlfriend, Jane, who said Combs later assaulted her and coerced her into oral sex with an escort.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Questioning earlier medical evidence that the victims suffered brain injuries, the assessment also relied on a controversial study by the National Institutes of Health that was later shut down after an internal review confirmed some patients were coerced to participate.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
In January 2010, a five-day hearing was held in the circuit court to hear testimony about Dassey's motion, much of which focused on evidence that his confession was coerced and that his trial counsel was ineffective.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coerced
Adjective
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Reconciliation is as natural as conflict — but pacifism, or being completely unwilling to defend yourself, while aiming for peace as an end, provides no means of getting there.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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However, Democrats argue that Republicans are to blame for being unwilling to negotiate a spending deal that includes Obamacare tax credits, per CNN.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Aidan Hutchinson forced another fumble.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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The anger mirrors recent protests against ruling elites in countries including Nepal, where the prime minister was forced to resign last month, and Morocco.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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However, unlike beer or cheese, where microbes are intentionally introduced and controlled, fermentation in cocoa beans is a spontaneous process and largely uncontrolled.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
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And the Eagles are catching spontaneous migraines on third downs, ranking just 27th in converting them and 26th in defending them.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Both transgender and non-transgender students can be put in uncomfortable positions when someone is compelled to use a restroom that doesn’t match their outward gender presentation.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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Early on while writing this essay, I was compelled by the idea of translation as a test of my allegiances, just like the student’s question.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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At the time, Anderson called it an accidental error.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Americans started brightly and confidently, getting control in midfield and probing with intent, but chances were rare, with the first real effort somewhat accidental as Zavier Gozo’s cross from the left clipped the top of the bar.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When a fiction writer writes fiction, they’re obliged to announce it as such.—
Vauhini Vara,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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For 14 years, and three different locations, Babette has obliged Berkeley diners with its creative-yet-comforting farm-to-table cuisine.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Marcus Performing Arts Center's parking structure needs major repairs to stay open — and center executives say the City of Milwaukee is legally obligated to help pay for that work.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Taxpayers were obligated to pay taxes due on April 15, 2025, to avoid penalties and interest.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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