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
With that, Leo distanced himself from centuries of institutional coercion.
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Emmett Coyne, The Hill, 23 May 2025
Now, Townsend is being held without bail, facing charges of trafficking the girl through coercion, as well as pandering and pimping.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
And for the players, accusations of coercion or favoritism for those who are religious are just bunk.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 May 2025
This era demonstrated how hegemony involves more than coercion.
—Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
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Emmett Coyne, The Hill, 23 May 2025
Now, Townsend is being held without bail, facing charges of trafficking the girl through coercion, as well as pandering and pimping.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
And for the players, accusations of coercion or favoritism for those who are religious are just bunk.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 May 2025
This era demonstrated how hegemony involves more than coercion.
—Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coercion
Noun
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The report also comes as Trump seeks to turn up the pressure on Joe Biden.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2025
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Its assessments will consider a wide range of information, including readings on labor market conditions, inflation pressures, and financial and international developments.—
Rohit Arora,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Democratic governors pointed to financial constraints and anticipated federal funding cuts as primary reasons for reversing course.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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The team is already looking to expand the model to account for real-world constraints, such as regional resource availability, cost, and lifecycle performance.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Noun
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This film left us thinking about big topics like truth, persuasion, and compulsion, positioning us alongside the filmmaker and leading us to want to talk and think about this film for hours.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
26 May 2025
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In response, Sarah’s emotional state swings between consternation and compulsion as her solitary writer’s retreat morphs into a poolside war of wills between stuffy dame and slightly unhinged French gamine.—
Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo,
Footwear News,
26 May 2025
Noun
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The mayor has also called for peaceful protests and condemned any violence in reaction to immigration initiatives set in motion by the White House.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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Immediate proceeds from the track—released in honor of Juneteenth—will benefit the Black Music Action Coalition Human Rights Fund and the anti–gun violence nonprofit Everytown, according to a press release.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
20 June 2025
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“Coercion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coercion. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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