coercions

plural of coercion

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coercions
Noun
  • According to the report, many developers face obstacles such as rising construction costs, financing constraints, labor shortages, and regulatory complexity.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Forcing athletes to find new affordances within various constraints makes perception-action coupling more efficient.
    Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • To help prevent power outages, utilities should be deploying artificial intelligence tools to analyze power supply and improve efficiency without placing additional pressures on the grid.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Over one intense day, the devoted head teacher (Cillian Murphy) of a last-chance reform school strives to keep his students in line while facing pressures of his own.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Castro’s talent lies in meticulously creating a realistic—and entertaining—portrait of one man’s compulsions, bringing individual texture to a curious social phenomenon.
    Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
  • 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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“Coercions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coercions. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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