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Recent Examples of extorted
His fortune also faced some hits as he was allegedly extorted.
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Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The neo-noir thriller, which is an adaptation of Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low, follows David King (Washington), a successful music executive who gets extorted by an up-and-coming rapper (A$AP Rocky).
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 18 Aug. 2025
Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The neo-noir thriller, which is an adaptation of Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low, follows David King (Washington), a successful music executive who gets extorted by an up-and-coming rapper (A$AP Rocky).
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extorted
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The Royals exacted their own measure of revenge against their arch nemesis.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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The offensive is expected to displace nearly a million Palestinians and has already exacted a heavy humanitarian toll.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Anyone with a relevant lead will connect the dots without feeling coerced.—
John Palinkas,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Abusers and traffickers are exploiting this lack of oversight—leaving women coerced, deceived, and sometimes poisoned.—
Christa Brown,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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The shakeups are the latest at a time when restaurants are squeezed between a labor shortage, rising food prices and a loss of customers as diners cut back on spending.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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For now, the three youngest each sleep in their own pack-and-plays squeezed into their parents’ bedroom.—
Jeff Truesdell,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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But after logging three and half miles through Miami one sweltering evening this week, members wrung out sweaty shirts, chugged ice water and welcomed a soaking rain shower at the finish line.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Most revealing scene At the Bills-Bears joint practice Friday, veteran cornerback Tre’Davious White wrung what seemed like 8 ounces of sweat from each of his socks, while rookie Max Hairston looked on in a combination of amazement and semi-horror.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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No existing rival has wrested market share from Google.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
2 Sep. 2025
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In 1968, Palestinians resurrected an independence movement that wrested decision making away from Egypt and other Arab countries that had been humiliated in the Six-Day War.—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
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Though Andre officially ended things with his other flame, Ashley (Jen Jacob), Dani's daughter's abduction has forced her to spend some questionable quality time with her ex-husband Bill (Timon Kyle Durrett), who, it should be noted, shares a last name with Devon Winters' birth mother Yolanda.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Sep. 2025
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On Sunday, Rodgers celebrated when the Steelers forced and recovered a fumble during a fourth-quarter kickoff return.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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All the trucks that Buck Strickland buys his investors in episode 10 are from Bronco Barry’s car dealership, which fleeced Bobby into buying a horse a few episodes earlier.—
Jake Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Aug. 2025
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Taxpayers are fleeced, boldly and out in the open.—
Frank Ricci,
Hartford Courant,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Extorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extorted. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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