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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
But Hamel muscled well more than that extra foot for a three-run home run just two innings later, walking off a 15-1 win in five innings.
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Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
While the runners rolled around the far turn and headed for the wire, the big-running Renegade weaved through the crowd and muscled his way towards the front.
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Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
Trailing 42-41, DeLand coach Rick Darlington opted to go for the win, and Moore muscled into the end zone on a two-point conversion for the victory 43-42.
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Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
Bowen wasn’t the only Chihuahua who muscled up on Friday.
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Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
While the runners rolled around the far turn and headed for the wire, the big-running Renegade weaved through the crowd and muscled his way towards the front.
—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
Trailing 42-41, DeLand coach Rick Darlington opted to go for the win, and Moore muscled into the end zone on a two-point conversion for the victory 43-42.
—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
Bowen wasn’t the only Chihuahua who muscled up on Friday.
—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muscled
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The attack forced hundreds of migrants to seek shelter in churches and mosques, according to state broadcaster SABC.
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But the Department of Homeland Security let go a third of CISA employees in 2025 through buyouts, early retirements, forced reassignments and sweeping layoffs.
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With the tattoo tables pushed to the side, the room becomes a coliseum for adults going to war with Beyblades, a children’s toy made popular a quarter of a century ago.
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During Monday’s meeting trustees forcefully pushed back on the suggestion that there were governance improprieties.
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Enterprises that route requests between multiple models can be coerced into selecting the weakest route.
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The study was later shut down after an internal review confirmed that patients were coerced into participating.
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The performance uptick that Motorola squeezed from the 2026 Razr+ is minor at best, with results showing no significant year-over-year gains.
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There was Paris squeezed between meetings on a fleeting work trip.
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In May, Jolie scored a victory of her own when Judge Pánuco determined that she was not required to provide Pitt's attorneys with access to 22 unredacted emails after previous rulings compelled her legal team to do so.
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In the modern admissions process, particularly at selective schools, students are compelled to conflate their self-worth with their ability to package themselves as marketable products.
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Even with that 2024 ruling and last year’s trial, Rinsch hasn’t paid back Netflix anything, though he still is obliged to.
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Not everyone is lonely; some women, no longer obliged to marry, are probably happier and freer.
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Clients should understand whether the advisor is legally obligated to put their interests first, how conflicts are disclosed and whether recommendations are shaped by commissions, proprietary products or outside incentives.
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For example, a surviving joint account holder may remain responsible for paying the balance because they were already legally obligated on the account.
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O'Hearn doubled twice, including one that drove in a pair in the seventh.
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Bev Hendry, 72, and his brother, Brian Hendry, 67, drove to Miami in a van after attending the two games in Boston along with friends Bob Greig, 70, Steve Docherty, 56, and John Erskine, 77.
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“Muscled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muscled. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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