as in persistent
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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
They were also intrinsically motivated to learn and less rigid or coercive with their beliefs.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Among other topics ordered to be struck from the reports:
Involuntary or coercive medical or psychological practices.
—Graham Smith, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
Gray-zone warfare refer to coercive actions that deliberately stop short of direct conflict.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The modern fiscal state, with its taxation power, its legitimate coercive authority, and its sheer capacity, is arguably the only institution capable of countering the astonishing power of our billionaire robber baron oligarch class.
— Made By History, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Among other topics ordered to be struck from the reports:
Involuntary or coercive medical or psychological practices.
—Graham Smith, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
Gray-zone warfare refer to coercive actions that deliberately stop short of direct conflict.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The modern fiscal state, with its taxation power, its legitimate coercive authority, and its sheer capacity, is arguably the only institution capable of countering the astonishing power of our billionaire robber baron oligarch class.
— Made By History, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coercive
Adjective
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Season Two centers around a persistent cyborg journalist who starts excavating into Dr. Sleech's dubious past, uncovering some controversial incidents.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
17 May 2025
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Unlike last weekend’s brief warmup, this heat wave is forecast to be a bit more persistent.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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But now, there was the greatest, most pressing need.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
24 May 2025
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And there likely will be a next time, with the Heat in the midst of a cap crunch and with more pressing needs than a $9 million player who likely sets up again as, at best, a ninth man.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2025
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“Coercive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coercive. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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