DRAGOONED Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

dragooned

verb

past tense of dragoon

as in coerced

to cause (a person) to give in to pressure she was dragooned into agreeing to the fraudulent scheme

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Attorney Jesse Dreicer suggested Tenon made false statements and his confession to the shooting was coerced.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Shuter also pointed out that Pitt was clearly not coerced into talking about his drinking by a pushy magazine writer.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of coerced

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The plant, which has not been identified for security reasons, was forced to close for four days because of the infiltration, the report said.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Within a mind-spinning eight months, Zori Timeless Hotel was born, cleverly converted from the old pension into four luxurious residences within the confines of strict planning regulations that forced them to use the existing space.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of forced

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With her new job starting Monday, Argyriou and her family felt compelled to get on the road.

— Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
Their scouting evaluation, comprehensive enough to unearth the aptitude beneath that bushy head of hair, compelled the team to select Bredeson in the fifth round of the 2026 draft.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of compelled

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This tweak doubles the amount of time a player is obliged to wait on the sidelines from 30 seconds to one minute.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
There’s also a June 4 deadline for the expiration of a deal, with Paramount obliged to pay a $7 billion termination fee.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

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