Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racketeered
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Now, as China prioritizes renewable energy over coal, Yang is ahead of the change his fellow workers are being forced to confront.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026 -
Conflicting signals have set up a week in which investors are forced to position for starkly divergent outcomes.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In schemes orchestrated with Iza, Coberg arranged a fake drug arrest and stood guard while a victim was extorted.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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At least three organizations have been extorted and suffered hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages after proprietary information was posted online by IT workers.—
Lisa Cavazuti,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
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In Big Mistakes, Levy and Taylor Ortega play siblings who shoplift a necklace from a jewelry store to give to their grandmother on her deathbed, only to be blackmailed by the mobsters that run the place into a series of increasingly stupid and dangerous errands.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
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Rights defenders have said that the country's top security agency, which still goes under its Soviet-era name KGB, has blackmailed members of LGBTQ+ community to force them to cooperate.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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As a result, many consumers are feeling squeezed.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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The only family in his murals was the one squeezed atop the lintel.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Or rather, he would be compelled to rest more.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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But the pair had crashed several times on track to that point, and Mercedes had felt compelled to freeze any strategy variance to avoid favoring one or the other.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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While Kadir insist on living out his dream, his wife Azize is obliged to keep the household together and secure a good future for her children.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
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Employers are now also obliged to provide maternity, paternity and paid sick leave from the moment an employee joins.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Then in early 2026, Banegas claimed that his attorneys coerced him into pleading guilty and wanted to change his plea.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The lawmakers also pointed to cases in which individuals and organizations were allegedly pressured or coerced by Chinese officials or affiliated groups, including efforts to block political candidates critical of Beijing from engaging with local communities.—
Asra Q. Nomani,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Its private sector — though constrained — has demonstrated adaptability under extreme conditions.—
Oscar de la Rosa,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has constrained oil supplies, driving up transportation costs for a range of industries.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Racketeered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racketeered. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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