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
Weekend Update The Weekend Updates desk jokes are fine to good, especially considering some of them were rewritten under duress.
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Rima Parikh, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2026
Lower lids folded inward, placing optic nerves under duress, a literal reflection of breeder shortsightedness.
—Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
The women requested more time to decide, while some signed under duress, Jetson said.
—Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The women requested more time to decide, while some signed under duress, Jetson said.
—Jessica Hill, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
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Rima Parikh, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2026
Lower lids folded inward, placing optic nerves under duress, a literal reflection of breeder shortsightedness.
—Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
The women requested more time to decide, while some signed under duress, Jetson said.
—Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The women requested more time to decide, while some signed under duress, Jetson said.
—Jessica Hill, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duress
Noun
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Lago explained in a March 10 meeting that the fee would make required maintenance cheaper and easier for business owners, while letting the city manage sidewalk pressure-cleaning and repairs, landscaping and streetscape upkeep to clean and beautify the city.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Geopolitical shifts compound these pressures.—
Smooth Nzewi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Some of these clouds could be thick enough to trigger launch constraints.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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While efforts to curb reliance on virgin synthetics have largely centered on recycled polyester, that approach has faced cost, feedstock and scaling constraints.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Christgau has 14,000 reviews and counting, and that’s his glory and his compulsion.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2026
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As the investigation twists and intensifies, Izzy is forced to confront her own compulsions and the personal cost of her pursuit of justice.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But my family also remembers the complexity of that time, stories of intimidation, families caught in the middle, because history is rarely simple.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The bill now requires the NYPD to form a plan for how to address and limit obstruction, intimidation and physical injury.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Every culture initiative, every engagement survey, every pizza party lands on top of that coercion architecture and changes nothing.—
Charles Edward Gehrke,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Through favors and coercion, both couples vie for the approval of the elitist club’s Korean billionaire owner, Chairwoman Park (Youn Yuh-hung), who struggles to manage her own scandal involving her second husband, Doctor Kim (Song Kang-ho).—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Duress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duress. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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