as in to force
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
she was dragooned into agreeing to the fraudulent scheme
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Recent Examples of dragoon
Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr. 2024
What happens with Hermann and the dragoon?
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2022
Suzanne Sataline, The Atlantic, 21 May 2020
Brundage was a standout quarterback and punter in high school who gave it up to play baseball at Oregon State, then was dragooned onto the 1984 football team when all the regular punters got hurt.
—Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 29 Nov. 2019
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Verb
The family, Louisville residents, also enjoyed some pizza and crab dragoons from the food trucks.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr. 2024
What happens with Hermann and the dragoon?
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2022
Noun
The prospect of a new law that could allow China to dragoon suspects in mainland prisons amplified fears further.
—Suzanne Sataline, The Atlantic, 21 May 2020
Brundage was a standout quarterback and punter in high school who gave it up to play baseball at Oregon State, then was dragooned onto the 1984 football team when all the regular punters got hurt.
—Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 29 Nov. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dragoon
Verb
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In addition, forced heirship rules require set amounts for legal heirs — something retirees with sizable estates should take into consideration.—
Blane Bachelor,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 2025
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For a Dolphins team that forced just eight fumbles all of last season, Awuzie would certainly be able to boost those numbers.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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Was the unit’s survival due to the men’s indispensable service as Loyalist laborers and cavalrymen?—
Kinsey Gidick,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Dec. 2024
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These cavalrymen participated in the Third Battle of Winchester, a key victory for the Union.—
Jake Whitney,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Nov. 2024
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Without probable cause, Windsor could not have forced or compelled a blood test, breath test or urine test, De Bree’s memo said.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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After House Democrats left Texas more than a week ago to prevent the quorum, the Republican speaker of the Texas House, Dustin Burrows of Lubbock, issued the civil warrants to compel the Democrats to return to Austin.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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While many have expressed relief that schools are being encouraged — and in some cases coerced — to adopt policies to stem antisemitism, some are also concerned that the effort is also compromising free expression on campuses.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
23 July 2025
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The lawsuit alleges the grant conditions coerce local governments into adopting the Trump administration's policy agenda.—
Alison Dirr,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The event kicked off with an opening dance, before the debutantes lined up for a waltz with their fathers, who were then passed onto their cavaliers for dancing with a live band.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
1 Dec. 2024
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Opal is described as a 5-pound red/brown cavapoo — a mix of a King Charles cavalier and a poodle.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
9 July 2024
Verb
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Transfer to man occurs when a flea is obliged to leave its dead rodent host and feed on human blood.—
Matthew Binnicker,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Her husband, Hackford (the father of Mirren's stepsons, music supervisor Alex, 46, and the late Rio, who died in 2022 at age 51) obliges.—
Eric Andersson,
People.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of POWs said the eight civilians were released alongside soldiers and other security force members.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, 2,279 National Guard soldiers and airmen from Washington, D.C., and six states are already mobilized in the capital, having completed training, according to a Joint Task Force spokesperson.—
Michael Dorgan , Jacqui Heinrich , Liz Friden,
FOXNews.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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In one of the most tragic stories from Persian mythology, the legendary warrior Rostam unknowingly kills his own son, Sohrab, in battle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Aug. 2025
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In 2004, two 6-foot-tall statues of Chinese soldiers — a gift from sister city Xi’an, and replicas of some of the 7,000 life-sized terra cotta warriors found at the tomb of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang — were installed at the north end of the bridge.—
Eric Adler
August 17,
Kansas City Star,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Dragoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dragoon. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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