as in pressure
the use of power to impose one's will on another
a promise obtained by coercion is never binding
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Recent Examples of coercion
For starters, it’s also owned by a Chinese company and appears to have even fewer assurances that the data collected in the app won’t be used for coercion or to influence us.
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John Brandon, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
The ban was meant to address concerns about the data collection, influence and even coercion, and privacy issues.
—John Brandon, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
There are no secret cameras, no orgies, no other celebrities involved, no underground tunnels, no minors, and not so much as a hint of coercion or violence.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
Countries now worry about Chinese economic coercion reducing their exports and investments, Chinese overcapacity harming their domestic industries, and potential Chinese military action against Taiwan disrupting critical supply chains.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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John Brandon, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
The ban was meant to address concerns about the data collection, influence and even coercion, and privacy issues.
—John Brandon, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
There are no secret cameras, no orgies, no other celebrities involved, no underground tunnels, no minors, and not so much as a hint of coercion or violence.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
Countries now worry about Chinese economic coercion reducing their exports and investments, Chinese overcapacity harming their domestic industries, and potential Chinese military action against Taiwan disrupting critical supply chains.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coercion
Noun
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Not everybody goes through this intense amount of pressure, and on such a scale and in such a spotlight.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2025
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Amid pressure from a June 8-10, 2021, Organization of American States mission on the deteriorating political climate in Haiti, Moïse and his supporters knew the political ship was sinking.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But the magic of Presence is its feeling of constraint.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Keep in mind: The possibility of budget constraints has been on the administration’s radar.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
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The compulsion stems from what customers are accustomed to and demand nowadays and the reality of how sophisticated, lithe and ubiquitous tech has become.—
Nitin Rakesh,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Yet Payton, a 61-year-old man in his 17th season as an NFL head coach, resisted the compulsion to tweak.—
Michael Silver,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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However, homeless people are more likely to be victims of violence than perpetrators.—
Leah Goodridge,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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In 2023, Target removed some of its Pride merchandise due to right-wing backlash and threats of violence toward employees.—
Abby Monteil,
Them,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Coercion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coercion. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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