as in pressure
the use of power to impose one's will on another
complied with the order only under duress
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Recent Examples of duress
The two men have been held captive in Gaza for more than 17 months and are almost certainly speaking under duress.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
Still, Vancouver was never under duress, and the result was rarely in doubt, especially after Quinn Hughes and Tyler Myers scored on back-to-back shifts late in the first period.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Their mighty rotation is under some duress at present, as top starter George Kirby is questionable for the start of the season with shoulder inflammation.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The video, filmed under duress, was likely taken before Feb. 15, when Iair Horn was released and left his brother, Eitan, behind.
—David Rising, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
Still, Vancouver was never under duress, and the result was rarely in doubt, especially after Quinn Hughes and Tyler Myers scored on back-to-back shifts late in the first period.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Their mighty rotation is under some duress at present, as top starter George Kirby is questionable for the start of the season with shoulder inflammation.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The video, filmed under duress, was likely taken before Feb. 15, when Iair Horn was released and left his brother, Eitan, behind.
—David Rising, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duress
Noun
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As privacy changes reshape digital advertising and economic pressures demand greater efficiency, the cost of fragmented analysis is becoming impossible to ignore.—
Cody Greco,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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However, commercial pressures meant lyricists often wrote intros based solely on show titles, leading to more generic hooks, as seen in the show El Kaboos.—
Hala Mustafa,
Billboard,
28 Mar. 2025
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Lynch’s installment, Number One on the Call Sheet: Black Leading Women in Hollywood, is executive produced by Angela Bassett and Academy Award winner Halle Berry, and highlights Black women who have led films while navigating a different set of expectations, constraints, and pressures.—
Essence,
Essence,
9 Apr. 2025
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For conservatives who genuinely care about limiting executive power and enforcing constitutional constraints, these tariffs present a moment of truth.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Creating collages is almost a compulsion, a way for Jarmusch to escape from the world and nestle into self-reflection.—
Renée Reizman,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The exchange between artist and patron, however, becomes corrosive, a tumultuous dynamic fueled by Van Buren’s megalomania and Tóth’s creative compulsion.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
24 Jan. 2025
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The call came as Trump has declared a trade war on Canada and has threatened to use economic coercion to make Canada the 51st U.S. state, a position that has infuriated Canadians.—
Rob Gillies,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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Moscow stepped up its economic coercion, political meddling, and military aggression to stymie its neighbors’ progress toward democracy and European integration.—
Alexander Vindman,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Duress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duress. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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