arm-twistings

noun

plural of arm-twisting
as in constraints
the use of power to impose one's will on another it took some arm-twisting, but they eventually agreed to make a donation

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  1. constraints
  2. pressures
  3. compulsions
Noun
  • Past Microsoft quarters were held back by capacity constraints that left Azure revenue on the table.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 30 July 2026
  • Investors may have been weighing those positives against relatively soft numbers for services, and the continuing impact of supply constraints and memory costs.
    — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026
Definition of constraints
Noun
  • In September 2024, state economists attributed the drop in play to a decline in scratch-off sales as consumers faced inflationary pressures coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic period, which saw a spike in Lottery purchases.
    — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • The behaviors that the system can demand overlap with several core wealth-building practices, including deliberate spending, diversified income and the ability to protect long-term goals from immediate pressures.
    — Kristin Vance Richards, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of pressures
Noun
  • The real question is whether Pennsylvania and cities like Pittsburgh want skill games and other gambling opportunities to be widespread and unavoidable for people who struggle with compulsions to gamble.
    — Jonathan Caulkins, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
  • These obsessions lead you to do repetitive behaviors, also called compulsions.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
Definition of compulsions
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“Arm-twistings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arm-twistings. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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