Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racketeered
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The Tunnels story is that Chinese immigrants built a network of tunnels under the city because they were forced to live underground; the tunnels were then used by gangsters and bootleggers, including Al Capone.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Oct. 2025 -
Delta said the disruption forced it to cancel more than 5,000 flights and cost it more than $500 million in revenue and compensation for passengers, among other expenses.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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Federal prosecutors who allege that Suffolk Sheriff Steven Tompkins extorted a Boston cannabis company are requesting the court to consider whether the defense counsel’s representation poses a conflict of interest in the case.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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Shannon was going through the worst thing in her life last year — getting a DUI and then being extorted for $75,000 by her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend who crashed the show — and what did Tamra do?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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The bill was inspired by a Wisconsin teen who died by suicide after being blackmailed.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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These teen boys were blackmailed online.—
Nancy Cutler,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Lockdowns throttled economic activity and squeezed tax revenue, while public spending surged as governments tried to protect the most vulnerable.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Some claim younger drinkers, particularly Gen Z, are tipping less, if at all — leaving bartenders frustrated and financially squeezed.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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More military clashes occurred in 1503 and 1504, and these saw numerous chiefs captured, assigned to Spanish settlers, and compelled to labor in the construction of towns.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Some even felt compelled to try the handshake themselves.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Amazon has previously told Sourcing Journal that, at this juncture, it has not been legally obliged to serve as a joint employer for the workers the Teamsters have brought issues over.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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Democratic State Senator Ben Allen, who sponsored the bill, and California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara initially pushed for insurers to be obliged to pay out 100 percent of an owner’s personal property coverage limit, but the bill was amended after pushback from the industry.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The retail giant agreed to the settlement to resolve an antitrust lawsuit the FTC filed in 2023 where federal officials alleged Amazon coerced millions of consumers into enrolling in Prime subscriptions and then made those agreements extremely difficult to cancel.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Both men met their victims online and coerced them to produce the material using threats and blackmail, according to the news release.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Oct. 2025
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While oral arguments are typically constrained to an hour—30 minutes for each side—the high court on Thursday ordered that the hearings will be expanded to 80 minutes.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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Shoppers who are less cash constrained are buying bigger pack sizes from club and online retailers, Schulten said.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Racketeered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racketeered. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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