feel compelled

idiom

: to feel required (to do something)
I felt compelled to leave.

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And the Federal Reserve could feel compelled to keep interest rates high for longer, preventing the mortgage rate relief that Trump seeks. Matt Egan, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025 Then again, athletic directors don’t usually feel compelled to offer public shows of support after just 12 games. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025 Why do humans feel compelled to use power- and water-hungry programs to create fantasy scenes when the perfect hotel embodying these design specs already exists: Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River? Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 Will Lanning and offensive coordinator Will Stein feel compelled to bring in a veteran to compete with Moore? Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for feel compelled 

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“Feel compelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20compelled. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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