as in pressure
the use of power to impose one's will on another
complied with the order only under duress
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Recent Examples of duress
These aren't valid contracts but coerced payments extracted under duress.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Everything seemed fine, police said, with no indication that the girl was under duress.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
So, things should be better for Maye, who was constantly under duress in 2024, this season.
—Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2025
Darvish departed after 69 pitches, many of them under duress, and Yuki Matsui yielded a home run to Nathaniel Lowe in the sixth inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Everything seemed fine, police said, with no indication that the girl was under duress.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
So, things should be better for Maye, who was constantly under duress in 2024, this season.
—Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2025
Darvish departed after 69 pitches, many of them under duress, and Yuki Matsui yielded a home run to Nathaniel Lowe in the sixth inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duress
Noun
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The goal is to rehearse the human side of pressure so leaders are ready when the stakes are real.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The diamonds formed under extreme pressure and heat deep in the Earth's mantle.—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Budgeting For Reality Over 30% of IBM’s study respondents revealed that budgeting constraints were an obstacle in getting their projects from demo to market.—
Dr. Jason Corso,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Upon their return to the Capitol on Monday, House Speaker Dustin Burrows ordered constraints put on their movements.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
20 Aug. 2025
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Things only get worse as Joe’s jealousy and ambition get the best of him, exacerbated by the stress of the protests, and his compulsion to both perform for and consume social media.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
20 July 2025
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Symptoms vary widely in form and severity, with some people experiencing debilitating compulsions that disrupt daily life, while others have milder, more manageable symptoms.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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In Monday’s order, the court stressed extensive evidence of Combs assaulting two former long-term girlfriends, among other things indicating his inclination toward violence, coercion and subjugation.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Aug. 2025
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Margo is a magnetic queen bee, a woman who runs her social circle through a mixture of coercion and seduction, and Sophie’s immediately drawn to her.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
22 July 2025
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“Duress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duress. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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