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
Under duress, Mahomes lofted a pass toward the pylon and Worthy.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
As the mourning ends, forcing his return, Anand must decide the fate of his relationship born under duress.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
Stroud has been under duress the entire game, as the Chiefs' defense has been all over the Texans the entire time.
—James Brizuela, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
Don’t Act on Emotion: Selling a home or making significant decisions under duress can lead to regret.
—John Hope Bryant, TIME, 18 Jan. 2025
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
As the mourning ends, forcing his return, Anand must decide the fate of his relationship born under duress.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
Stroud has been under duress the entire game, as the Chiefs' defense has been all over the Texans the entire time.
—James Brizuela, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
Don’t Act on Emotion: Selling a home or making significant decisions under duress can lead to regret.
—John Hope Bryant, TIME, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duress
Noun
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Still, some inflationary pressure from wage gains is being offset by U.S. productivity growth, which allows companies to pay more and earn fatter profits without raising prices.—
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arkansasonline.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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This pressure left teams with little choice but to comply.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Padres, facing payroll constraints, are considering trading away key players to address their remaining needs for starting pitching and greater depth at multiple positions.—
Dennis Lin,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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The core concern is that artificial general intelligence, or AGI—a system that surpasses humans in most regards—could potentially outmaneuver any constraints designed to control it, perhaps permanently disempowering humanity.—
Harry Booth / Paris,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The characters are not wholly irredeemable, and some do arrive through meditation and self-reflection at meaningful answers about their compulsions, even as others remain unwilling to consider such questions about their motivations (and how their actions affect other people).—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
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But even a casual listener at this point can recognize his compulsion to deflect in the face of bad news.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
13 Feb. 2025
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Hostile intelligence services are likely already at work trying to assess which Musk team members might be sloppy with their digital devices or vulnerable to entrapment or coercion.—
James Goldgeier,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Feb. 2025
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Labor trafficking forces someone to work against their will through force, fraud or coercion.—
Kendall Larson,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Duress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duress. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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