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to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
public opinion compelled her to fire her scandal-plagued aide
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Recent Examples of compelled
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
Hamidreza Azizi,
Time,
19 June 2026
In defense of the players, San Francisco Archdiocese spokesman Peter Marlow stated that people of faith should not be compelled to suppress their convictions in public life.
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Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
French Montana felt compelled to step in.
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Kelsie Hoffman,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Maybe the Cubs will feel compelled to make a more drastic lineup or roster move if these team-wide offensive issues persist into July when the sample size gets too big to ignore.
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Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
Both his great-grandmother and his grandmother, who co-wrote the screenplay, were child laborers once compelled to dig for ore in the desert.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 June 2026
Some of the providers could insist on a court order to be specifically compelled, said Gerstell.
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Caitlin Reilly,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
If those studies are widely accepted as valid scientific work, then judges will be compelled to admit them as evidence in any lawsuits against said companies.
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ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
Cats, however, remain autonomous, understanding the situation without feeling compelled to intervene unless there’s a direct benefit for themselves.
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Anirban Mukhopadhyay,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
Adjective
True personal data sovereignty requires systems that make compelled access technically impossible, not merely contractually discouraged.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
Iranian state television duly presented the agreement as proof that Iran had compelled America to accept its conditions, which helps explain the alarm in Israel and among Washington's hawks.
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Hamidreza Azizi,
Time,
19 June 2026
In defense of the players, San Francisco Archdiocese spokesman Peter Marlow stated that people of faith should not be compelled to suppress their convictions in public life.
—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
French Montana felt compelled to step in.
—
Kelsie Hoffman,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Maybe the Cubs will feel compelled to make a more drastic lineup or roster move if these team-wide offensive issues persist into July when the sample size gets too big to ignore.
—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
Both his great-grandmother and his grandmother, who co-wrote the screenplay, were child laborers once compelled to dig for ore in the desert.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 June 2026
Some of the providers could insist on a court order to be specifically compelled, said Gerstell.
—
Caitlin Reilly,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
If those studies are widely accepted as valid scientific work, then judges will be compelled to admit them as evidence in any lawsuits against said companies.
—
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
Cats, however, remain autonomous, understanding the situation without feeling compelled to intervene unless there’s a direct benefit for themselves.
—
Anirban Mukhopadhyay,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compelled
Adjective
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There is a major difference between price weakness caused by deteriorating fundamentals and price weakness caused by forced or indifferent selling.
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Brazil, facing mounting economic pressure from the United States, is fast-tracking a decade-old legislative proposal to block imports of goods made with forced, compulsory or child labor.
Verb
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You are not obliged to use AI for everything.
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His status as the game’s best secure, Messi lifted the trophy in a bisht that had been placed upon him — obliged to share his greatest triumph with the geopolitical forces that had brought the World Cup to the Middle East for the first time.
Adjective
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Such coerced displacement did not — and could not — extinguish rights guaranteed by a still-valid agreement.
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Russia has targeted the children through coerced adoption and family separation, forcing them to speak the Russian language and take on its cultural identity and customs — what’s known as Russification.
Verb
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Clients should understand whether the advisor is legally obligated to put their interests first, how conflicts are disclosed and whether recommendations are shaped by commissions, proprietary products or outside incentives.
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For example, a surviving joint account holder may remain responsible for paying the balance because they were already legally obligated on the account.
Adjective
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Traffic stops represent the most common nonvoluntary interaction between citizens and police officers in the U.S.
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Of the 59 CEOs who departed S&P 500 firms last year, 30.5% were let go on a nonvoluntary basis, up from 22.1% in 2017, according to the Conference Board's 2019 CEO Succession Practices report.
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“Compelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compelled. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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