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Recent Examples of extort
White moved to Las Vegas in 1995 because, in his telling, associates of notorious Boston mobster Whitey Bulger were attempting to extort him.
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Sean Gregory, Time, 26 May 2026
The court found that the girl’s mother extorted thousands of dollars from Franco.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
The trouble with that is that Trump, rarely a subtle man, openly attempted to extort Ukraine, including in official phone calls with transcripts.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Since then, the status of the Strait – through which a fifth of global energy passes – has effectively been frozen, even as the Iranian regime has taken steps (like establishing a new maritime authority to extort transiting vessels) to tighten its grip there.
—Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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Sean Gregory, Time, 26 May 2026
The court found that the girl’s mother extorted thousands of dollars from Franco.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
The trouble with that is that Trump, rarely a subtle man, openly attempted to extort Ukraine, including in official phone calls with transcripts.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Since then, the status of the Strait – through which a fifth of global energy passes – has effectively been frozen, even as the Iranian regime has taken steps (like establishing a new maritime authority to extort transiting vessels) to tighten its grip there.
—Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extort
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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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Safety regulations – intended to constrain corporate power – in authoritarian regimes become tools to coerce compliance.—
Michael Gregory,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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Profits are squeezed because of the RAM crisis and Samsung has responded with price increases and weaker deals.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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SpaceX argues that orbital data centers sidestep the land, water and power grid constraints squeezing terrestrial AI.—
Chris Stokel-Walker,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
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Lindsay is eternally clocking in to do her job, to make sure that the sponge of this show has been so thoroughly wrung that there is not even a droplet of drama left inside.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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Gently squeeze out some of the excess water without wringing the suit, which can stretch it out and alter the shape.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 June 2026
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But those standards are exacting.—
Chris Stokel-Walker,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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The market is healthy, and brands are catering to an exacting set of demands.—
Joe Bobowicz,
Vogue,
8 June 2026
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Kantamanto is trying to wrest back some measure of control.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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One can picture a similar relief for Veeze, wresting control from the internet, letting his unfazed facade crack even if for just a moment.—
Matthew Ritchie,
Pitchfork,
2 June 2026
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“Extort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extort. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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