as in pressure
the use of power to impose one's will on another
in that class I read books under compulsion that I ordinarily wouldn't have considered
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Recent Examples of compulsion
These obsessions and compulsions can vary from person to person, Reinmann says.
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
Toxic productivity is an unhealthy compulsion to be productive at all times, often at the expense of our mental and physical well-being, relationships, and overall quality of life.
—Jennifer Moss, Harvard Business Review, 13 Nov. 2024
The smart money is on those with a long-term vision, capable of acting in the best interest of the future, instead of the compulsions of the moment, which will eventually delineate the posers and the professionals.
—Parijat Banerjee, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Some eager part of me—my inner novelist, perhaps—leaps at the opportunity to explain this compulsion in narrative terms.
—Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
Toxic productivity is an unhealthy compulsion to be productive at all times, often at the expense of our mental and physical well-being, relationships, and overall quality of life.
—Jennifer Moss, Harvard Business Review, 13 Nov. 2024
The smart money is on those with a long-term vision, capable of acting in the best interest of the future, instead of the compulsions of the moment, which will eventually delineate the posers and the professionals.
—Parijat Banerjee, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Some eager part of me—my inner novelist, perhaps—leaps at the opportunity to explain this compulsion in narrative terms.
—Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compulsion
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The pressure to change usually stems from dissatisfaction.Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Over the next 49 days, hot magma from deep within the volcano mixed with cooler magma, and stress within the volcano built until, on December 16, the pressure became too intense and the volcano began to erupt.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
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The issues extend beyond mere resource constraints: • Runaway Costs: Training and deploying advanced AI models can cost tens of millions of dollars per model, with operational expenses compounding as model usage scales.Aparna Prabhakar, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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In the tech industry, however, productivity has no such constraints, especially at large companies.Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 16 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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Editor’s note: This story contains graphic and disturbing descriptions of violence.Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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In this location, there is a layering of histories of violence coupled with limited resources.Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Compulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compulsion. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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