coerced; coercing
1
: to compel to an act or choice
was coerced into agreeing
abusers who coerce their victims into silence
2
: to achieve by force or threat
coerce compliance
coerce obedience
3
: to restrain or dominate by force
religion in the past has tried to coerce the irreligious—
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Examples of coerce in a Sentence
A confession was coerced from the suspect by police.
was coerced into signing the document
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The answer is very simple: no buyer of Chrome would pay full price assuming a sale of it by Google in light of market knowledge that the sale would be coerced.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Over a month and a half, the report said, Pakistani authorities deported 20,000 Afghans and coerced over 350,000 more to leave on their own.
—Trisha Mukherjee, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
Wood wrote that he was coerced into enticing members of Malcolm X's security team to commit crimes so they could be arrested days before the assassination.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
The order extends a previous one that bars State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo from taking any further action to coerce or intimidate broadcasters that run the commercials.
—Kate Payne, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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John Tamny, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Over a month and a half, the report said, Pakistani authorities deported 20,000 Afghans and coerced over 350,000 more to leave on their own.
—Trisha Mukherjee, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
Wood wrote that he was coerced into enticing members of Malcolm X's security team to commit crimes so they could be arrested days before the assassination.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
The order extends a previous one that bars State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo from taking any further action to coerce or intimidate broadcasters that run the commercials.
—Kate Payne, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Coerce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coerce. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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coerce
verb
co·erce
kō-ˈərs 
coerced; coercing
: to cause someone to do something by force or threat
coercion
noun
-ˈər-zhən
-shən
coercive
adjective
-ˈər-siv
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