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
Bo Nix has been the worst starting quarterback in the NFL when under duress — at least, by the numbers — through three games this season.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
That is the time to create, not under duress when the risk soars disproportionately to the rewards.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
By then, the offense had gone 4-of-14 on third down and endured an interception under duress.
—Oliver Thomas, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Casually shedding the clichés it’s built upon, HBO‘s crime saga mounts a potent blend of cat-and-mouse chase, bleak family drama, and a character study of quite a few characters under extreme emotional duress.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
That is the time to create, not under duress when the risk soars disproportionately to the rewards.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
By then, the offense had gone 4-of-14 on third down and endured an interception under duress.
—Oliver Thomas, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Casually shedding the clichés it’s built upon, HBO‘s crime saga mounts a potent blend of cat-and-mouse chase, bleak family drama, and a character study of quite a few characters under extreme emotional duress.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duress
Noun
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Eight New York Jets showed pressure against just five available Broncos blockers, with the rest of Nix’s arsenal split out wide as Denver looked for a spark deep in its own territory.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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Freshman Eva Karacalidis starred in her debut at center-mid, helping the Porkers apply a wealth of offensive pressure in an 11-shot first half.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has inked a number of blockbuster deals this year, aiming to ease constraints on computing power.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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The commission’s current chair, Ricardo Garcia-Acosta, declined to comment on the upcoming police chief search, citing time constraints.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Where does this compulsion stem from?—
Nina Mesfin,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Unlike others of his ilk, Dexter has honed his compulsion and focuses only on bad people in Miami who slip through the hands of justice.—
Barry Garron,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Second, the attackers combined traditional data theft with intimidation tactics, reaching out to parents directly.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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The run-up to the vote was marred by arrests, intimidation, and disqualifications that left little doubt about the government’s determination to retain power.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Protect yourself at the first sign of coercion or impropriety.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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Agnifilo told reporters, according to ABC News and other outlets, that the sentence will be appealed and said that Subramanian used coercion as reasoning for the length of the sentence.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Duress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duress. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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