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
Each site will receive a grant of $25,000 to go towards maintaining itself under duress.
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News Desk, Artforum, 20 May 2026
Dykes is most impressed with Craig’s comfort in the pocket, throwing the ball accurately under duress.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Some Jews also formally converted to another religion under duress.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
Even before that, the country was under economic duress.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2026
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News Desk, Artforum, 20 May 2026
Dykes is most impressed with Craig’s comfort in the pocket, throwing the ball accurately under duress.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Some Jews also formally converted to another religion under duress.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
Even before that, the country was under economic duress.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duress
Noun
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But the way Vitinha performs in these fast, furious games — high pressure, high energy — is captivating.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Under pressure, the government expanded access to the SIM cards to some professions during the shutdown.—
Amir-Hussein Radjy,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Set the scene In the heart of the city’s museum quarter, this property is an ideal spot for tourists without budget constraints.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Data center capacity constraints, over-reliance on OpenAI and a Copilot assistant that trails rivals have challenged Microsoft’s early lead.—
Sebastian Herrera,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
Noun
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For me, one of these compulsions ended up being using the tracking app.—
Sara Rowe Mount,
Parents,
22 May 2026
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In a clinical setting, mental health experts call such actions compulsions – behaviors that feel impossible to resist – are fueled by obsessive thoughts and eventually begin to interfere with a person’s ability to lead a normal, healthy life.—
Jordyn Tovey,
The Conversation,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Eyob Mesafint, leader of EZEMA, Ethiopia’s largest national opposition party, acknowledged the arrest and intimidation of his party members.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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The department said in the statement that Jacobs was booked into Brown County Jail on charges of domestic abuse battery, domestic abuse criminal damage to property, domestic abuse disorderly conduct, strangulation and suffocation, and intimidation of a victim.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
Noun
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But some senior Western diplomats and analysts say China would possibly resort to nuclear coercion to limit outside involvement in a conflict over Taiwan.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Aureliano Buendía’s journey is not that of a hero who triumphs after overcoming obstacles, but that of a figure driven by inner will who is overcome by external coercion.—
Roberto Andrés,
The Dial,
28 May 2026
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“Duress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duress. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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