racketeered

verb

past tense of racketeer
as in blackjacked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racketeered
  1. forced
  2. extorted
  3. blackmailed
  4. squeezed
  5. compelled
  6. obliged
  7. coerced
  8. constrained
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  • Crew members of a container vessel reported damaged near the Strait of Hormuz were forced to abandon ship, the UK Maritime Trade Operations Center said in a separate statement.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 12 July 2026
  • In his view, that defiance forced the GOP to take extreme measures and go it alone.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 12 July 2026
Definition of forced
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  • The police chief allegedly extorted the victim and the victim’s father in connection with the pending murder case.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The necessity of it to my defence against a more heinous charge could alone have extorted from me so painful an indecorum.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 June 2026
Definition of extorted
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  • Some students discovered the account and blackmailed Nichols into giving them better grades, the warrant states.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Before work, Geri heads off to question Joyce Tercek, the Yale admissions lady that Dennis blackmailed in the elevator a few episodes ago.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 1 July 2026
Definition of blackmailed
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  • But if rates stay high for an extended period, more marginal borrowers can be squeezed by interest servicing costs.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • Others in Stuyimby came through the experience of watching their parents get squeezed by the market.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 July 2026
Definition of squeezed
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  • Brugge was compelled to sell as the 18-year-old's contract expires on June 30, preventing him from leaving for free next year.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • The image became so pervasive that Deschamps, the French coach, felt compelled to declare that Mbappé is actually a lovely teammate, not a despot.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 10 July 2026
Definition of compelled
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  • One by one, her companions Sabrina Carpenter, Fergie and Ice Spice obliged, demonstrating that even pop princesses may serve as entertainment when the queen commands.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • In the Netherlands, employers are generally obliged to pay employees on sick leave 70% of their wages for up to two years.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 6 July 2026
Definition of obliged
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  • Enterprises that route requests between multiple models can be coerced into selecting the weakest route.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The study was later shut down after an internal review confirmed that patients were coerced into participating.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
Definition of coerced
Verb
  • Larger economies have moved more slowly, however, constrained by fiscal pressure and domestic politics.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • It is constrained by how well sellers execute in high-stakes conversations such as discovery, stakeholder alignment, value communication, pricing and negotiation.
    — Andy Springer, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
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