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 decentralized group, created by 15-year-old Bradley Chance Cadenhead in Stephenville, targets children through social media, gaming platforms and messaging apps to coerce them into self-harm and sharing explicit content.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
The bill is bipartisan, and the Republican Cruz previously criticized the Republican Carr for coercing ABC into suspending Jimmy Kimmel.
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ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
But the judges said Thursday there was no evidence of torture and that investigators did not appear to have coerced the confessions.
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ABC News,
11 June 2026
Lured by the promise of well-paying jobs, hundreds of thousands of people like them have been coerced into engaging in scams such as posing as women online, cultivating intimate relationships with foreigners to defraud them of their savings.
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Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
8 June 2026
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
The bill is bipartisan, and the Republican Cruz previously criticized the Republican Carr for coercing ABC into suspending Jimmy Kimmel.
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ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
But the judges said Thursday there was no evidence of torture and that investigators did not appear to have coerced the confessions.
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ABC News,
11 June 2026
Lured by the promise of well-paying jobs, hundreds of thousands of people like them have been coerced into engaging in scams such as posing as women online, cultivating intimate relationships with foreigners to defraud them of their savings.
—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coerce
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Detective Joshua Hylton was granted a geofence warrant that compelled Google to search its database and identify every cellphone in a 17½-acre area around the bank, including private residences and a church, for a period of two hours.
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The Current building the stadium, of course, helped compel the expansion that opened in May with a stop that is about a five-minute walk from the stadium.
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Extreme heat has forced several communities in the Washington area to cancel or scale back their Independence Day celebrations.
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The Kings forced 20 turnovers, leading to a 22-6 advantage in points off turnovers.
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Meanwhile, Miami Planning Director David Snow told commissioners, the city has been obligated to approve dozens of Live Local projects, though only two are under construction.
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The Montreux Convention obligates Turkey to allow commercial ships freedom of passage, but allows the country to charge for some specific things, including sanitary, pilotage, towage and lighthouse services.
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But when the opposition are obliged to come forward and make the running, Argentina are too content to sit deep.
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Putin has said that a final peace deal must oblige Ukraine to abandon its bid to join NATO, reduce its military and protect Russian language and culture.
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“Coerce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coerce. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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