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Recent Examples of extorted
His fortune also faced some hits as he was allegedly extorted.
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Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The neo-noir thriller, which is an adaptation of Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low, follows David King (Washington), a successful music executive who gets extorted by an up-and-coming rapper (A$AP Rocky).
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 18 Aug. 2025
Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The neo-noir thriller, which is an adaptation of Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low, follows David King (Washington), a successful music executive who gets extorted by an up-and-coming rapper (A$AP Rocky).
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extorted
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The Royals exacted their own measure of revenge against their arch nemesis.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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The offensive is expected to displace nearly a million Palestinians and has already exacted a heavy humanitarian toll.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Anyone with a relevant lead will connect the dots without feeling coerced.—
John Palinkas,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Abusers and traffickers are exploiting this lack of oversight—leaving women coerced, deceived, and sometimes poisoned.—
Christa Brown,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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At one point, Detroit squeezed 38 points out of six possessions, turning a close game into a major reality check for the Bears.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Why American farmers are feeling squeezed It's been a tough year for America's farmers.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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But after logging three and half miles through Miami one sweltering evening this week, members wrung out sweaty shirts, chugged ice water and welcomed a soaking rain shower at the finish line.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Most revealing scene At the Bills-Bears joint practice Friday, veteran cornerback Tre’Davious White wrung what seemed like 8 ounces of sweat from each of his socks, while rookie Max Hairston looked on in a combination of amazement and semi-horror.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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No existing rival has wrested market share from Google.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
2 Sep. 2025
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In 1968, Palestinians resurrected an independence movement that wrested decision making away from Egypt and other Arab countries that had been humiliated in the Six-Day War.—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
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Instead, Syed was forced out this summer despite two decades of experience in counterterrorism and cyber operations.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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The show also featured a number of first-time nominees and first-time winners like Tramell Tillman, Jeff Hiller, Hannah Einbinder, and Owen Cooper, all of whom were been forced to amend their moment in the spotlight to adhere to the joke.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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All the trucks that Buck Strickland buys his investors in episode 10 are from Bronco Barry’s car dealership, which fleeced Bobby into buying a horse a few episodes earlier.—
Jake Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Aug. 2025
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Taxpayers are fleeced, boldly and out in the open.—
Frank Ricci,
Hartford Courant,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Extorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extorted. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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