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Recent Examples of extorted
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).
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Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 18 Aug. 2025
Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extorted
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Rantanen exacted revenge against his former team months later, eliminating the Avalanche from the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a hat trick in Game 7 of their first-round series.—
Marco Cummings,
Denver Post,
22 Aug. 2025
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Independent literature will survive, as CLMP will survive, but that doesn’t mean the NEA chaos and its aftermath has not exacted a high cost.—
Elizabeth Kaye Cook
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 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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Hecker said the case should be dismissed and that Abrego Garcia is being coerced into accepting a guilty plea by the prospect of being indefinitely detained in a country halfway across the world, where his safety and liberty would be at threat.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
30 Aug. 2025
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Men’s tennis is being squeezed into a two-seater, and the rest of the field is being lapped.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Abigail has spoken with Virginians across the Commonwealth who are being squeezed by high costs — and to get to work on day one to lower costs across the board for Virginians, Abigail laid out her Affordable Virginia Plan.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 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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Although there are yet more costs to be wrung out of silicon MEMS manufacturing, the potential savings is ultimately limited by the cost of the silicon itself.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 Nov. 2018
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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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But still, the record is a spiritual victory, full of wisdom wrested from audible pain.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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But oil export revenues are declining amid sanctions and lower global demand, which means the Kremlin might be forced to consider other spending cuts or further tax rises.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
27 Aug. 2025
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The airport was forced to delay flights and The New York Times reported that planes were stopped from taking off for around an hour.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
26 Aug. 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 8 Sep. 2025.
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