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Recent Examples of uncoerced The great irony in Michael Flynn’s statement and in the arguments for Christian nationalism is that religion has flourished in America as nowhere else precisely because faith is uncoerced. Seth Liss, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2021 It’s all leading questions or George’s uncoerced and truthful answers. James Ellroy, Vanities, 7 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncoerced
Adjective
  • While there has even been some talk of a military invasion, there are other ways America could gain control of the Arctic territory, such as free association, which is the ability to maintain self-government along with a voluntary and mutual partnership with a sovereign state.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The voluntary program allows people who have two years or less of their sentence remaining to serve the rest of their time in a center that offers help with reentering the community.
    Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Within the past couple of years, the group has become a part of Arrowhead Kingdom, an all-volunteer national network of Chiefs fan groups.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2023
  • That’s noteworthy for a show based at a high-school auditorium in Litchfield and run by a staff that is almost entirely volunteer, including the show’s star and its producer.
    Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2022
Adjective
  • At the time, Nordstrom was the only retailer willing to partner with the brand.
    Virgie Tovar, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Growing up in a digital-first world, many younger people appear to be desensitized to data collection and are more willing to share personal information online.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025

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“Uncoerced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncoerced. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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