as in pressure
the use of power to impose one's will on another
in that class I read books under compulsion that I ordinarily wouldn't have considered
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Recent Examples of compulsion
But even a casual listener at this point can recognize his compulsion to deflect in the face of bad news.
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
Remakes, in other words, may represent our attempt to put our compulsion to reiterate to more aspirational use.
—Jim Shepard, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Howe has a compulsion to watch games back immediately after their conclusion and this has not changed.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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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Allison Morrow, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
Remakes, in other words, may represent our attempt to put our compulsion to reiterate to more aspirational use.
—Jim Shepard, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Howe has a compulsion to watch games back immediately after their conclusion and this has not changed.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for compulsion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compulsion
Noun
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As for their rematch, the end of May is just over two months away which puts a lot of pressure on the WBA to handle logistics and promote the fight.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Shares of Target and Best Buy fell after the retailers warned of pressure on sales and higher prices for consumers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Food insecurity creates a combination of issues, from financial constraints, lack of access to affordable nutritious food, social and emotional stress, and affects the academic performance of college students, according to Talamantes.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Mar. 2025
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The main countermeasure is mortar fire, which is cheap and mobile—again, not a serious constraint that requires around-the-clock shifts in Russian factories.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2025
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Three other former Spanish federation members accused of coercion — former women's team coach Jorge Vilda, sports director of the men's team Albert Luque, and head of marketing Ruben Rivera — also were cleared of that charge.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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The court acquitted three other former Spanish federation members accused of coercion: former women’s team coach Jorge Vilda, sports director of the men’s team Albert Luque, and head of marketing Ruben Rivera.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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Body camera footage of officers beating Brooks while his hands are cuffed behind him lead to intense criticism over the violence in the state’s prison system at the hands of corrections officers.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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Committing acts of intentional violence in an international airport is a federal crime, per the U.S. Department of Justice, punishable with a fine of up to $250,000 and 20 years in prison.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Compulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compulsion. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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