as in cheating
the exaction of a grossly excessive charge for goods or services
six dollars for a cup of coffee is just plain extortion
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Recent Examples of extortion
Baldoni filed a countersuit against Lively, her husband, Ryan Reynolds, and others for defamation and extortion.
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Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
Murat was held in the Broward Main Jail as of Wednesday, facing one count of extortion and one count of solicitation of a child using a computer or device.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2025
In his countersuit, Baldoni accused Lively, Reynolds and others of extortion and defamation.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 6 June 2025
Jury sees alleged paper trail of 2011 extortion payment
Following Garcia's testimony about accepting a $100,000 payment from Combs, prosecutors called Combs' longtime employee Derek Ferguson to drill down into the financial structure of Combs' business empire.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 June 2025
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Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
Murat was held in the Broward Main Jail as of Wednesday, facing one count of extortion and one count of solicitation of a child using a computer or device.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2025
In his countersuit, Baldoni accused Lively, Reynolds and others of extortion and defamation.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 6 June 2025
Jury sees alleged paper trail of 2011 extortion payment
Following Garcia's testimony about accepting a $100,000 payment from Combs, prosecutors called Combs' longtime employee Derek Ferguson to drill down into the financial structure of Combs' business empire.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extortion
highway robbery
Noun
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Hospitals have gotten away with this sort of highway robbery for years, thanks to a combination of consolidation and misleading arguments.—
Craig M. Wax,
Boston Herald,
13 June 2025
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To me, one meant highway robbery and the other meant equal pain, equal pleasure.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Extortion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extortion. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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