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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
An example of this is shown below as Radu Dragusin looks to carry the ball out of defence, but is muscled off it thanks to Gyokeres’ suffocating pressure and intense work rate.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
In a quarterfinal match against Amarillo’s Ethan Webb, Johnson muscled his way for a takedown 19 seconds into the first period.
—Rick Kretzschmar, Dallas Morning News, 13 Feb. 2026
Despite the officer’s orders, Chakraborty turned the door handle, opened the door and muscled his way through as White fired four shots.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
Lavrenov has muscled inside as a rebounder and effective inside scorer with the ability to hit midrange or longer shots in elevating his game since his days as The Sacramento Bee’s 2024-25 All-Metro Player of the Year.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
In a quarterfinal match against Amarillo’s Ethan Webb, Johnson muscled his way for a takedown 19 seconds into the first period.
—Rick Kretzschmar, Dallas Morning News, 13 Feb. 2026
Despite the officer’s orders, Chakraborty turned the door handle, opened the door and muscled his way through as White fired four shots.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
Lavrenov has muscled inside as a rebounder and effective inside scorer with the ability to hit midrange or longer shots in elevating his game since his days as The Sacramento Bee’s 2024-25 All-Metro Player of the Year.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muscled
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Israeli strikes on Iranian oil fields and Iranian drone attacks elsewhere have forced production to slow or halt, while shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed over fear of vessels being targeted by Tehran.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Jaxson Hayes and Marcus Smart helped spearhead a strong defensive effort that held New York to less than 100 points and forced eight key turnovers late in the game.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Mike Singletary leads Texas Tech to the biggest rally in Big 12 tournament history, scoring all 29 of Texas Tech’s points during a second-half surge that pushed the Red Raiders to a 88-83 win against the Aggies.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Efforts to vote on it in were again pushed back in January, with the bill amended to give Mamdani a longer runway for appointing people to the commission.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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However, in early 2026, Banegas claimed his attorneys coerced him into pleading guilty and sought to change his plea.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Two similar situated individuals, both coerced to commit a murder have a different sentencing structure.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2026
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When residents are this squeezed, City Hall’s predictable response has been to charge us more.—
Bradley Schnell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The 2012 draft brought a decent linebacker in Olivier Vernon and squeezed one 1,00-yard season from running back Lamar Miller.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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Republicans compelled the former secretary of state to testify; her husband, former President Bill Clinton will do so today.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Victims would not be compelled to testify against their wishes, according to Rashid.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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This last image was already ripe for parody decades ago, and Koos Kombuis obliged in his 1980 song Kaalvoet (Barefoot), sending the trekkers over the mountains with picnic hampers, polony, and their sneakers (takkies) forgotten at home.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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The state felt obliged to make up the difference.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The same day, Weber’s office argued that the Secretary of State is not obligated to enforce the residency requirement.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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If it is now widely accepted that truthful portrayals of war are both technically and morally impossible, what are artists still obligated to picture in this moment when war is proliferating across the globe?—
Hanlu Zhang,
Artforum,
10 Mar. 2026
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Still, Trump’s words drove oil prices back down to roughly $80 per barrel and allowed American stocks to rally before the markets closed.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Mar. 2026
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Cars drove by and many drivers honked their horns in support, waving or raising fists through open windows in solidarity.—
Jodi Bondi Norgaard,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Muscled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muscled. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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