as in pressure
the use of power to impose one's will on another
in that class I read books under compulsion that I ordinarily wouldn't have considered
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Recent Examples of compulsion
Creating collages is almost a compulsion, a way for Jarmusch to escape from the world and nestle into self-reflection.
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Renée Reizman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The exchange between artist and patron, however, becomes corrosive, a tumultuous dynamic fueled by Van Buren’s megalomania and Tóth’s creative compulsion.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2025
The organization encourages people to seek a mental health professional when a person’s obsessions and compulsions begin to affect their quality of life.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
But at what cost? The compulsion to be right often blinds us to alternative perspectives, limits our creative problem-solving, and stifles growth.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Renée Reizman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The exchange between artist and patron, however, becomes corrosive, a tumultuous dynamic fueled by Van Buren’s megalomania and Tóth’s creative compulsion.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2025
The organization encourages people to seek a mental health professional when a person’s obsessions and compulsions begin to affect their quality of life.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
But at what cost? The compulsion to be right often blinds us to alternative perspectives, limits our creative problem-solving, and stifles growth.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compulsion
Noun
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Add to that the pressures of career, family, caretaking responsibilities, financial stress — and midlife can be a roller coaster of uncertainty and stress.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
15 May 2025
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For Black women, these pressures are often doubled.—
Stephanie Long,
Essence,
15 May 2025
Noun
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New Organization And Team Operating Model AI technology by itself will not yield value until there is an openness to take a fresh look at business processes and combine them with resource and tech dependency with no constraints.—
Balmukund Shukla,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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This limitation is a significant constraint on his potential serving speed.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Noun
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On May 13, Ventura described a relationship marked by emotional abuse and coercion.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
17 May 2025
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The #MeToo movement, in particular, has laid bare the culture of coercion and abuse that permeates every institution and created space for women to feel supported by online communities.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2025
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The death of Marquez – a public figure with more than 100,000 Instagram followers – has sent shockwaves through a country that has long struggled with high levels of both homicide and violence against women.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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The Left tends to think of violence as due to bad socio-economic conditions, which leads desperate people to resort to crime and violence in order to feed their families.—
Jens Ludwig,
Time,
15 May 2025
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“Compulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compulsion. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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