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 relationship turned sour when Morgan, alongside Priscilla Presley, accused Kruse and Fialko of coercion and elder abuse, among other things, the lawsuit said.
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
Again, in 2023, the Hotline revealed that calls involving acts of reproductive coercion doubled between the summer before Dobbs and the summer after.
—Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
But experts, including Nelson, said the memo is less attentive to the potential for religious coercion and harassment in the workplace than previous guidance.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
This framework is particularly relevant in an age where the tools of coercion and persuasion are expanding beyond the battlefield and negotiation table.
—Majeed Javdani, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
Again, in 2023, the Hotline revealed that calls involving acts of reproductive coercion doubled between the summer before Dobbs and the summer after.
—Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
But experts, including Nelson, said the memo is less attentive to the potential for religious coercion and harassment in the workplace than previous guidance.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
This framework is particularly relevant in an age where the tools of coercion and persuasion are expanding beyond the battlefield and negotiation table.
—Majeed Javdani, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coercion
Noun
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The decision comes following months of mass deportations and pressure to close Alligator Alcatraz, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility located in the Florida Everglades.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Europe is battling its own demons, including a surge in far-right nationalism and economic pressures.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Algorithmic Literacy requires genuine technical comprehension of AI capabilities, constraints, and ethical implications.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather told Axios that resource constraints complicate efforts to intervene earlier.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This compulsion to celebrate himself in general, and to celebrate such a juvenile, harmless gesture in particular, should be yet another reason to lose all patience with Lee Raybon.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
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Political compulsions could lead to measures that expand the country's fiscal deficit, further raising borrowing costs.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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It is designed to get Jew-hatred and racist ideology out of our schools, to protect all children and to ensure that Jewish children and educators — like everyone else — can learn and work in an environment free from harassment, intimidation or violence.—
Daniel Klein,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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There can be an intimidation factor to playing at Yankee Stadium, but Guerrero has never felt it in the slightest.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Sep. 2025
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Others would be afraid to return to Mexico or Central America because of the violence in their native countries.—
Rick Barrett,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Watkin is just one out of the thousands of Hoosier educators who have suffered injuries due to student violence.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Coercion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coercion. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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