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verb

Definition of dragoonsnext
present tense third-person singular of dragoon
as in forces
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure she was dragooned into agreeing to the fraudulent scheme

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dragoons

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noun

plural of dragoon
as in cavalrymen

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  1. compels
  2. soldiers
  3. troopers
  4. warriors
Verb
  • Curiosity compels individuals to ask deeper questions and dig beneath the surface to find the root cause of a problem.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The Stop Campus Hazing Act compels colleges to report hazing incidents across student organizations and develop comprehensive programs to prevent it.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of compels
Noun
  • During this conflict, American citizen soldiers wielding standard hunting rifles were able to use their skills to pick off British officers and soldiers from greater distances than the soldiers could retaliate from.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in southern Lebanon.
    NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of soldiers
Noun
  • Merrick was not wearing a seat belt when the cars crashed, but troopers said Frazer was properly restrained.
    Fox19 staff, The Enquirer, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Blackwell was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries and then released, troopers said.
    Fox19 staff, The Enquirer, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of troopers
Noun
  • Its walls sport murals of warriors, weapons and a man-chasing monster.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The room has other murals showing warriors, anthropomorphized weapons and a monster chasing a man.
    Reuters, Reuters, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of warriors
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Thesaurus Entries Near dragoons

dragooning

dragoons

drag (out)

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