uncoerced
adjective
un·co·erced
ˌən-kō-ˈərst 
: not obtained, compelled, or achieved by threat or force : not coerced
… a former FBI special agent who obtained uncoerced confessions from two of the most high-profile terrorists in recent American history.—
Peter Bergen
Peter BergenBut can men, whose interests are diverse, ever hope to live together in a harmony uncoerced?—Herman Melville
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Examples of uncoerced in a Sentence
the therapist noted that uncoerced behavioral changes can sometimes strengthen relationships
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The great irony in Michael Flynn’s statement and in the arguments for Christian nationalism is that religion has flourished in America as nowhere else precisely because faith is uncoerced.
—Seth Liss, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2021
It’s all leading questions or George’s uncoerced and truthful answers.
—James Ellroy, Vanities, 7 Oct. 2017
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Seth Liss, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2021
It’s all leading questions or George’s uncoerced and truthful answers.
—James Ellroy, Vanities, 7 Oct. 2017
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“Uncoerced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncoerced. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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