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using force or threats to make someone do something; using coercion
coercive measures
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Recent Examples of coercive
There is no reforming an institution that was created for the purpose of violent coercive control into a service that provides safety.
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Sandy Hudson, refinery29.com, 9 July 2025
Combs’s lawyers relied on the same argument in this case, and the judge blocked prosecutors from presenting expert testimony on coercive control.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 2 July 2025
Given that Judge Arun Subramanian excluded all discussion about coercive control — the overall environment of controlling behavior that can have a coercive effect upon an abuse victim — from the trial, the jurors may not have had enough context to accept the prosecution’s framing of events.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 2 July 2025
Doubt over their testimony and the evidence presented, which did show gleeful texts to Combs, only hindered their ability to see the scenario as an example of coercive control, as prosecutors do .
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025
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Sandy Hudson, refinery29.com, 9 July 2025
Combs’s lawyers relied on the same argument in this case, and the judge blocked prosecutors from presenting expert testimony on coercive control.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 2 July 2025
Given that Judge Arun Subramanian excluded all discussion about coercive control — the overall environment of controlling behavior that can have a coercive effect upon an abuse victim — from the trial, the jurors may not have had enough context to accept the prosecution’s framing of events.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 2 July 2025
Doubt over their testimony and the evidence presented, which did show gleeful texts to Combs, only hindered their ability to see the scenario as an example of coercive control, as prosecutors do .
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coercive
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Declining growth in the fashion division and the Asia-Japan geography seems to be a common denominator for both luxury groups, but these results signal a downturn that is persistent and increasingly difficult to dismiss, likely hinting to a deeper issue.—
Clara Ludmir,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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The persistent low percentages of Black and Indigenous students at UT and the hyper-partisan politics at the state and federal levels add importance and a sense of sacredness to this community that Adeeko and others want to protect.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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But a more pressing fear might be that in the shadow of AI, human beings are preparing their own obsolescence in advance, producing and consuming more and more creative work that seems algorithmic rather than inspired, accepting in blockbuster movies and ...—
Ross Douthat,
National Review,
24 July 2025
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Doing so can ensure that humble experts, who are aware of and transparent about the limits of their expertise, are there to help humanity tackle our world’s most urgent and pressing challenges.—
Lauren Keating,
Scientific American,
21 July 2025
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“Coercive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coercive. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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