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
Berry stresses that this proposal comes at a moment of great duress when neither of them are thinking clearly.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Douching too often can place stress on the body, exacerbate internal tears, and put your immune system under duress.
—Matt Baume, Them, 30 Nov. 2024
Speaking under duress, Alexander referred to being held for 420 days and mentioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent $5 million offer for the hostages' return.
—Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 1 Dec. 2024
In a world where survival is success, playing the hell out of your best when the roster is under duress is good business.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Douching too often can place stress on the body, exacerbate internal tears, and put your immune system under duress.
—Matt Baume, Them, 30 Nov. 2024
Speaking under duress, Alexander referred to being held for 420 days and mentioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent $5 million offer for the hostages' return.
—Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 1 Dec. 2024
In a world where survival is success, playing the hell out of your best when the roster is under duress is good business.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duress
Noun
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The deal follows activist pressure from Jana Partners, which had built a position in Frontier and been advocating for a sale.John Hyatt, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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But the recent pressure to produce appears to align with a culture of haste.Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
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The beloved classic was born from a constraint: using only 50 words.Julian Hayes II, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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There are legal constraints as to what the FCC can and can’t do but also a question of just how much big media will benefit from a more lenient deal climate and the deregulation expected from the incoming administration.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
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This magical compulsion forces Ella to obey any command given to her, no matter how harmful or absurd, and Ella’s cruel stepmother Dame Olga (Joanna Lumley) and wicked stepsisters Hattie (Lucy Punch) and Olive (Jennifer Higham) constantly take advantage.Travis Bean, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Their reunion plays out in real time and is one of Leigh’s most unforgettable scenes, with Blethyn’s unbridled, volcanic emotions matched harmoniously by Jean-Baptiste’s conflicted but unshaken compulsion to stay.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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That involves an intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion; or affect the conduct of a unit of government by murder, assassination, or kidnapping.Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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In Season 2, a young couple witnesses an alarming fight between their boss and his wife, triggering chess moves of favors and coercion in the elitist world of a country club and its Korean billionaire owner.Denise Petski, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Duress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duress. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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