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
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
Winters writes that this initial system of coerced labor didn’t go very well for the elites.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2025
Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Without that market competition, the plaintiffs argued, gamers were coerced into paying higher prices, effectively allowing Sony to monopolize the sale of its digital PlayStation games.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 4 May 2026
At the same time, they were aggressively promoted — and sometimes coerced — among socially and economically disadvantaged people, often in the name of preventing poverty.
—Sonya Borrero, STAT, 1 May 2026
But some were also deceived or coerced.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
In the case against Roy Blackmon, two witnesses later testified their statements were coerced.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
The Cascio family's lawyer Mark Geragos claimed to PEOPLE that the siblings felt coerced into the agreement.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Warsh also minimized the president’s threats against the central bank, asserting that the Fed isn’t actually in any immediate danger of being coerced.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2026
Over the course of the last year, the Forest Service forced or coerced roughly a quarter of its approximately 30,000 employees to leave.
—Tracy Stone-Manning, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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
Winters writes that this initial system of coerced labor didn’t go very well for the elites.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
Jon Burge coerced the confession.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Without that market competition, the plaintiffs argued, gamers were coerced into paying higher prices, effectively allowing Sony to monopolize the sale of its digital PlayStation games.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 4 May 2026
At the same time, they were aggressively promoted — and sometimes coerced — among socially and economically disadvantaged people, often in the name of preventing poverty.
—Sonya Borrero, STAT, 1 May 2026
But some were also deceived or coerced.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
In the case against Roy Blackmon, two witnesses later testified their statements were coerced.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
The Cascio family's lawyer Mark Geragos claimed to PEOPLE that the siblings felt coerced into the agreement.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Warsh also minimized the president’s threats against the central bank, asserting that the Fed isn’t actually in any immediate danger of being coerced.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2026
Over the course of the last year, the Forest Service forced or coerced roughly a quarter of its approximately 30,000 employees to leave.
—Tracy Stone-Manning, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coerced
Adjective
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But Leetch was unwilling to make such a defiant gesture.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Whiteness craves power and money and is unwilling to concede that power and money to non-whites.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Verb
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But, according to the Department of Homeland Security, the majority of trafficking victims—seventy-seven per cent—are forced into labor.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The fire destroyed two structures — a cabin and an equipment shed — and forced the evacuation of 11 National Park Service employees, who were rescued by a Santa Barbara County Fire Department helicopter.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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But energy itself – raucous, coordinated and diligently trained on every shot – seems largely spontaneous and self-generated.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
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From scenic highways and spontaneous detours to roadside inns and vintage diners, road trips offer a certain kind of freedom and ambiance that a flight can simply never replicate.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
Verb
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The powerful monetary incentives provided to our politicians and their PACs have compelled legislative compliance to their global agenda.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Toohey said Lyons was compelled to invent the hatchway because the old wooden ones weren’t durable enough, and were difficult to maintain.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Acrasia wears a face crafted by history and time, but Phalene wears a face crafted by Acrasia, who is a significantly less accidental artist than history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Warranties typically exclude routine maintenance, wear and tear, and accidental damage.—
Charlotte Maracina,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Isbel obliged with a single into left field.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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Gaff reportedly obliged, providing the undercover detectives with a sample that was subsequently sent through the federal database CODIS, where investigators ultimately linked him to Weaver's murder.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
Verb
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They are obligated to buy the underlying stock at that put's strike price in exchange for the collected premium.—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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Barring construction delays, Denver’s next home game on July 3 will be at Centennial Stadium and not DSGP, so Cushing felt obligated to send a home crowd happy.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
17 May 2026
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“Coerced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coerced. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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