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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Finally, Logan coerced Jake to admit to peeling the paper.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026 -
Al-Zubaidi had good reason to fear he would be imprisoned or at least coerced into capitulation.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
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With temperatures climbing above freezing and sunny skies melting half the structure, they were forced to start over entirely.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Twenty-two people — two civilians and 20 firefighters — were injured and thousands were forced to evacuate.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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As the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the enclave spiralled, Ghanem and hundreds of other KCL students felt compelled to act.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026
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As a result, Russian forces are compelled either to relocate these positions beyond the effective range of Ukrainian drones or to place them under the protection of counter-drone systems.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Under federal law, the company was obliged to report the error and return the money.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2026
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Garavani and Giammetti, his business partner and close friend, happily obliged.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
19 Jan. 2026
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Frontline managers who feel obligated to second-guess strategy.—
Brendan Keegan,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2026
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You are not obligated to disclose personal details at work.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Dragooned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dragooned. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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