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Noun
Soft-Power Rivals The United States needs to recognize that Iran does not hold its neighbors in a coercive vise.—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2021 Consumers, already feeling the effects of an economic vise, would be further squeezed.—Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Verb
McDonald’s left leg was vised between two plates of armored steel.—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for vise
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English vys, vice screw, from Anglo-French vyz, from Latin vitis vine — more at withy
Verb (2)
French, past participle of viser to visa, from visa
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