as in pressure
the use of power to impose one's will on another
a promise obtained by coercion is never binding
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Recent Examples of coercion
With that, Leo distanced himself from centuries of institutional coercion.
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Emmett Coyne, The Hill, 23 May 2025
Now, Townsend is being held without bail, facing charges of trafficking the girl through coercion, as well as pandering and pimping.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
And for the players, accusations of coercion or favoritism for those who are religious are just bunk.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 May 2025
This era demonstrated how hegemony involves more than coercion.
—Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
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Emmett Coyne, The Hill, 23 May 2025
Now, Townsend is being held without bail, facing charges of trafficking the girl through coercion, as well as pandering and pimping.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
And for the players, accusations of coercion or favoritism for those who are religious are just bunk.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 May 2025
This era demonstrated how hegemony involves more than coercion.
—Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coercion
Noun
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But paired with $9 trillion in refinancing pressure, the incentives start to warp.—
Jemma Green,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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One of the ways that happened, Lam said, came in the form of U.S. political pressure on foreign governments or private industry to negotiate mutually beneficial agreements between Indigenous peoples and their governments.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
Noun
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The dating of ancient manuscripts is an extremely difficult problem, with sparse data and heavy constraints on access and expertise.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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The launch date is dependent on spacecraft traffic to the ISS and in-orbit activity planning and constraints that have to be coordinated with NASA.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Adults who adopt this tactic are diagnosed with repetition compulsion.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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The compulsion to check emails late at night has diminished, and our company culture now fosters rest and recovery just as much as ambition and drive.—
Adam Stott,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The funds were then guided by an investment plan adopted by the city last September to support youth and youth violence prevention programming to nonprofits and public entities.—
Olivia Cyrus,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
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In the wake of this violence, California's feckless Democrat leaders have completely abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 June 2025
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“Coercion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coercion. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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