as in pressure
the use of power to impose one's will on another
in that class I read books under compulsion that I ordinarily wouldn't have considered
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Recent Examples of compulsion
Creating collages is almost a compulsion, a way for Jarmusch to escape from the world and nestle into self-reflection.
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Renée Reizman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The exchange between artist and patron, however, becomes corrosive, a tumultuous dynamic fueled by Van Buren’s megalomania and Tóth’s creative compulsion.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2025
The organization encourages people to seek a mental health professional when a person’s obsessions and compulsions begin to affect their quality of life.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
But at what cost? The compulsion to be right often blinds us to alternative perspectives, limits our creative problem-solving, and stifles growth.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Renée Reizman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The exchange between artist and patron, however, becomes corrosive, a tumultuous dynamic fueled by Van Buren’s megalomania and Tóth’s creative compulsion.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2025
The organization encourages people to seek a mental health professional when a person’s obsessions and compulsions begin to affect their quality of life.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
But at what cost? The compulsion to be right often blinds us to alternative perspectives, limits our creative problem-solving, and stifles growth.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compulsion
Noun
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For Black women, these pressures are often doubled.—
Stephanie Long,
Essence,
15 May 2025
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However, if the pressure continues to mount, direct-to-consumer channels offer promising ways to bypass traditional store font issues to make sure all your beauty supply needs continue to be met.—
Kori Hale,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Noun
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New Organization And Team Operating Model AI technology by itself will not yield value until there is an openness to take a fresh look at business processes and combine them with resource and tech dependency with no constraints.—
Balmukund Shukla,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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This limitation is a significant constraint on his potential serving speed.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Donald Trump has proposed instead for the United States to use its economic and military predominance as tools of naked coercion, dispensing entirely with the niceties of international agreements and even domestic constitutional constraint.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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Newsweek Writers' Verdict This Week, Three Elections Will Show Trump's Worldwide Impact | Opinion Congress, Don't Give the Marijuana Industry a Tax Cut | Opinion Using vague government policy as a tool of political coercion is a tactic historically associated with authoritarian regimes.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The flashy sequences of violence feel apt for TV (Netflix, along with Steven Spielberg’s production outfit and the Obamas’ media company, is working on a series), but the novel’s real draw is the quieter ache of a family torn apart.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2025
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The writing and acting is simply outstanding, with moments of genuine humor followed by gut-wrenching scenes of violence or suspense.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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“Compulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compulsion. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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