feel compelled

idiom

: to feel required (to do something)

I felt compelled to leave.

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Cleveland’s Garland: Part of the equation with Garland is whether the coaches feel compelled to give Cleveland a second All Star (Garland or forward Evan Mobley) or even a third All Star because of their 36-8 record. —

Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2025 And the Federal Reserve could feel compelled to keep interest rates high for longer, preventing the mortgage rate relief that Trump seeks. —

Matt Egan, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025 Then again, athletic directors don’t usually feel compelled to offer public shows of support after just 12 games. —

Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025 Why do humans feel compelled to use power- and water-hungry programs to create fantasy scenes when the perfect hotel embodying these design specs already exists: Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River? —

Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for feel compelled

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