as in unwilling
not made or done willingly or by choice
coerced participation that couldn't last
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as in forced
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
was coerced into signing the document
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Recent Examples of coerced
Shaun Chapoose,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
Russia has targeted the children through coerced adoption and family separation, forcing them to speak the Russian language and take on its cultural identity and customs — what’s known as Russification.
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Shahrzad Rasekh,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
The third would allow survivors of coerced debt to formally challenge such obligations with a creditor, and the last would create a program to help survivors get home security to protect themselves from future harm.
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Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
And despite widespread reporting about coerced conscription in Russia, Ukraine has engaged in the same practice, with some new recruits sent to the front without adequate training.
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Olivier Kempf,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Arcangela Tarabotti, a seventeenth-century Venetian nun who was put into a convent against her will, wrote a critique of coerced enclosure that begins by eviscerating the idea that men are by nature superior to women.
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Chandler Fritz,
The New York Review of Books,
21 Mar. 2026
Deradicalization is equally vital—not as a coerced reeducation, but as part of a healing process that encompasses Israelis as well as Palestinians.
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Samer Sinijlawi,
The Atlantic,
13 Nov. 2025
Prosecutors retried one of the men, John Kogut – who had made a coerced confession to the murder – but he was acquitted.
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Lauren Del Valle,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
The coerced confession sparked a series of events that would derail the lives of Springsteen and Michael Scott, who were both wrongly convicted and imprisoned for the yogurt shop murders.
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Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Oct. 2025
Janakiram Msv,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The study was later shut down after an internal review confirmed that patients were coerced into participating.
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Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Weger later insisted he had been coerced into making the confession.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
22 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
In the state of Arkansas, lawmakers worked across the aisle on a bold bill that categorizes kids recruited into gangs and coerced into committing crimes as victims.
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Ana Zamora,
Time,
3 June 2026
The thoughtlessness with which this bride coerced you into subsidizing her wedding was stunning.
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Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
Others have recanted and said police coerced them into implicating Washington and Simms.
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John Annese,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
Adjective
Such coerced displacement did not — and could not — extinguish rights guaranteed by a still-valid agreement.
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Shaun Chapoose,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
Russia has targeted the children through coerced adoption and family separation, forcing them to speak the Russian language and take on its cultural identity and customs — what’s known as Russification.
—
Shahrzad Rasekh,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
The third would allow survivors of coerced debt to formally challenge such obligations with a creditor, and the last would create a program to help survivors get home security to protect themselves from future harm.
—
Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
And despite widespread reporting about coerced conscription in Russia, Ukraine has engaged in the same practice, with some new recruits sent to the front without adequate training.
—
Olivier Kempf,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Arcangela Tarabotti, a seventeenth-century Venetian nun who was put into a convent against her will, wrote a critique of coerced enclosure that begins by eviscerating the idea that men are by nature superior to women.
—
Chandler Fritz,
The New York Review of Books,
21 Mar. 2026
Deradicalization is equally vital—not as a coerced reeducation, but as part of a healing process that encompasses Israelis as well as Palestinians.
—
Samer Sinijlawi,
The Atlantic,
13 Nov. 2025
Prosecutors retried one of the men, John Kogut – who had made a coerced confession to the murder – but he was acquitted.
—
Lauren Del Valle,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
The coerced confession sparked a series of events that would derail the lives of Springsteen and Michael Scott, who were both wrongly convicted and imprisoned for the yogurt shop murders.
—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
Enterprises that route requests between multiple models can be coerced into selecting the weakest route.
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Janakiram Msv,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The study was later shut down after an internal review confirmed that patients were coerced into participating.
—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Weger later insisted he had been coerced into making the confession.
—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
But the judges said Thursday there was no evidence of torture and that investigators did not appear to have coerced the confessions.
—
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
In the state of Arkansas, lawmakers worked across the aisle on a bold bill that categorizes kids recruited into gangs and coerced into committing crimes as victims.
—
Ana Zamora,
Time,
3 June 2026
The thoughtlessness with which this bride coerced you into subsidizing her wedding was stunning.
—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
Others have recanted and said police coerced them into implicating Washington and Simms.
—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coerced
Adjective
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The cops posted outside of the nearby Swarovski and PINK stores are similarly unwilling to entertain my interrogations.
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Going-to-the-Sun Road, which connects the eastern and western halves of the park, makes the area accessible for those unwilling or unable to explore the backcountry on foot.
Verb
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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.
Adjective
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That didn’t seem to dent the energy, with spontaneous Argentinian futbol songs breaking out among scrums of fans.
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Instead of limiting where an electric bike can go, its folding design creates more opportunities to ride, making spontaneous adventures easier than ever while still providing the comfort needed for longer distances.
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When Sedalia businessman Jorge Guevara saw on social media Tuesday that the Royals’ 50-50 charity raffle was going toward the American Red Cross’ earthquake relief efforts in Venezuela, he instantly was compelled to enter online.
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The sidewalk in front of my house had some lips and dips that could’ve compelled me to rent heavy equipment and get to work.
Adjective
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Fire departments have also partnered with the APA to hand out buckets so consumer fireworks users can douse used fireworks, reducing the risk of accidental fires.
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While many may have had one as children, the inception of the toy was accidental.
Verb
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Even with that 2024 ruling and last year’s trial, Rinsch hasn’t paid back Netflix anything, though he still is obliged to.
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Not everyone is lonely; some women, no longer obliged to marry, are probably happier and freer.
Verb
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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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Have a Conversation About Repairs While ideally a fence would be repaired as quickly as possible, especially if there is a safety concern with children or pets, Spencer says the owner is not obligated to fix it within a specific timeframe.
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