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as in forced
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
he was muscled out of command by his opponents at military headquarters
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Recent Examples of muscled
Hagel took a pass at the goal line to the left side of Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger, playing off the line, and muscled the puck through the stick of Stars defenseman Esa Lindell for a 2-1 lead.
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CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
The Aggies only have one starter taller than 6 feet, 6 inches, and they sometimes get muscled around in the paint.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 16 Jan. 2026
Media investors should revisit the demise of MGM, Columbia, RKO, and other such creative enterprises, when industrial capital muscled its way in, only to drive out the talent that made these assets valuable.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
Over the past year, fiber has muscled its way into the wellness spotlight, giving protein some competition as more Americans turn to whole foods that support digestion, metabolism and gut health.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
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CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
The Aggies only have one starter taller than 6 feet, 6 inches, and they sometimes get muscled around in the paint.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 16 Jan. 2026
Media investors should revisit the demise of MGM, Columbia, RKO, and other such creative enterprises, when industrial capital muscled its way in, only to drive out the talent that made these assets valuable.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
Over the past year, fiber has muscled its way into the wellness spotlight, giving protein some competition as more Americans turn to whole foods that support digestion, metabolism and gut health.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muscled
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Then a week later, Heraskevych received a wave of sympathetic support when he was forced out of the skeleton for refusing to compete without a helmet adorned with more than 20 elite Ukrainian athletes and coaches who have been killed in the war.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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Scottie Barnes won the opening 12-minute game for the Stars with a game-ending 3-pointer in overtime, beating the World 37-36 after Edwards forced OT.—
Greg Beacham,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2026
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Starmer himself has pushed back against calls for his own resignation over Mandelson’s appointment.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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That late charge pushed LAFC to 60 points, which proved enough to claim the final spot among MLS teams participating in the latest version of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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In another case in 2023, authorities said an adult posing as a child used Roblox's chat function to contact a 12-year-old boy and later coerced him into sending explicit photos.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Hearst maintained that she was coerced, but she was convicted and sentenced to 35 years in prison.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Feb. 2026
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Small businesses and farmers got squeezed.—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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Vendors built on per-seat licensing and static tools are seeing their economics squeezed as AI systems compress development timelines and reduce maintenance overhead.—
David Stout,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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The three largest commercial providers of DNA products – 23andMe, AncestryDNA and MyHeritage – generally prohibit law enforcement access to their genetic data and would release it only if compelled by a warrant or court order.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Despite not having many suggestions, Swonk still feels compelled to document the numbers that suggest not all is well.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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Last month, the park service obliged, eliminating an outdoor exhibit at Independence National Historical Park, in Philadelphia, where George Washington’s house once stood.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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James obliged, but the Heat still capitalized on the moment by selling T-shirts of him in the original black mask.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
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However, drivers are not legally obligated to submit to a field sobriety test, pre-arrest test or cheek swab, according to the Law Offices of Grech and Parker in Riverside.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Mental health experts say people should never feel obligated to come out, especially when their safety is at risk.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Those include removing security gates that people complained rattled when cars drove over the track and notifying neighbors of special events at least 30 days in advance.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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That drove prices over $20, and Larry Dolan, the uncle of MSG Sports chairman James Dolan, agreed to buy the team for $323 million in 2000, locking in a nice profit for shareholders.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Muscled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muscled. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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