as in to compel
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
was coerced into signing the document
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Recent Examples of coerce
The mayor told the judge under oath that he had not been coerced or made a deal with prosecutors.
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Kate Christobek, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
He was also accused — along with three other former soccer federation officials — of attempting to then coerce her into saying the kiss, at the 2023 World Cup awards ceremony in Sydney, was consensual.
—Reuters, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
Landlords also cannot attempt to coerce renters into vacating their units because of their immigration status under the law.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2025
While in Washington, Yehuda tries to coerce senators and congresspeople into negotiating with Hamas for the handover of Liat and Aviv, although the latter’s whereabouts remain unknown.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
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Kate Christobek, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
He was also accused — along with three other former soccer federation officials — of attempting to then coerce her into saying the kiss, at the 2023 World Cup awards ceremony in Sydney, was consensual.
—Reuters, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
Landlords also cannot attempt to coerce renters into vacating their units because of their immigration status under the law.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2025
While in Washington, Yehuda tries to coerce senators and congresspeople into negotiating with Hamas for the handover of Liat and Aviv, although the latter’s whereabouts remain unknown.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coerce
Verb
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Mulligan invites Thompson — after her Misty used magic to compel the dragon to dance as a distraction — to roll for the dragon’s power to resist it.—
Eric Francisco,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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If the court finds that Musk is the child's father, St. Clair can then compel him to pay child support.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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Tracking the Trump administration’s rollback of climate and environmental policies can seem like being forced through a wormhole back in time.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
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The episode opened right where the last one left off — Britney was forced to decide Danielle’s fate at the roundtable after Danielle and Ivar tied in votes at the penultimate banishment ceremony.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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While the city is legally obligated to make the $175 million pension payment, the majority of staff covered by the municipal pension fund are current or former nonteacher CPS staff.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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On one hand, there's a series of boring meet-and-greets Fisk is obligated to make.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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While attempting to oblige those chants, the front office was largely paralyzed this winter.—
Daniel R. Epstein,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Yet all federal employees, both appointees like me, as well as the career staff and the leadership, are obliged to follow the rule of law.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Coerce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coerce. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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