as in forcing
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
was coerced into signing the document
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Recent Examples of coercing
Pressuring or coercing someone into ending their life would be punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
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Alistair Smout, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
That same sentence will remain for anyone found guilty of tricking, pressuring or coercing someone into making the choice if the bill is ultimately passed.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
The lawsuit accuses Brooks of raping her in a Los Angeles hotel room for a work trip, and then subsequently coercing her to touch him naked while at his house for work.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
An effective diplomatic strategy for the region will reestablish deterrence not just by threatening and coercing others, but also by creating positive incentives that would eschew conflict.
—Mona Yacoubian, Foreign Affairs, 3 Oct. 2024
Alistair Smout, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
That same sentence will remain for anyone found guilty of tricking, pressuring or coercing someone into making the choice if the bill is ultimately passed.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
The lawsuit accuses Brooks of raping her in a Los Angeles hotel room for a work trip, and then subsequently coercing her to touch him naked while at his house for work.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
An effective diplomatic strategy for the region will reestablish deterrence not just by threatening and coercing others, but also by creating positive incentives that would eschew conflict.
—Mona Yacoubian, Foreign Affairs, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coercing
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The legislation will limit repayment options and cap borrowing limits for graduate students, including eliminating Graduate PLUS loans, forcing more students to apply for private loans or reconsider their education options.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The outbreak was forcing a shortage of eggs as well, leading some grocers to restrict how many dozens of eggs consumers could buy per visit.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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In season four, Mike’s control over Kingstown is threatened as new players compete to fill the power vacuum left in the Russians’ wake, compelling him to confront the resulting gang war and stop them from swallowing the town.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
20 Aug. 2025
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This approach would have put unions on the defensive, compelling them to confront the state’s dire financial realities.—
Frank Ricci,
Hartford Courant,
10 Aug. 2025
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Vance and his family reportedly stayed in a lavish Georgian manor owned by a light-bulb magnate, obliging me to ask whose bright idea that was.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Coercing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coercing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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