as in forces
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
always manages to sandbag her sister into joining her in these foolish schemes
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Assuming that forces an honor, finesse the six on the second.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025 -
This is the type of loss that forces a team to take a long look in the mirror.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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And for me, that is the fuel that compels this need to create a new era of truth and justice.—
Kurt Streeter,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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What compels them to take on such dangerous assignments?—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 Oct. 2025
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While China often threatens and coerces other countries, such as in disputes with South Korea and Australia, its actions are often triggered by events that China feels directly threaten its core interests.—
David C. Kang,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Sep. 2025
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Compulsory heterosexuality is a theoretical framework coined by lesbian scholar Adrienne Rich in 1980 to describe how heterosexuality as an institution compels and coerces female sexuality for patriarchal purposes.—
Quispe López,
Them.,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Sandbags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbags. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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