as in to force
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
she was dragooned into agreeing to the fraudulent scheme
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as in cavalryman
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Recent Examples of dragoon
Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 29 Nov. 2019
Even when earlier on three or more subgroups are doing entirely different, often intense things, the mood is controlled, involuntary, dragooned.
—Alastair MacAulay, New York Times, 11 July 2018
Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 3 May 2018
The camp hands out small Confederate flags at town events and lays a wreath at the site of two monuments to the dragoons on the last Monday in April, when the state celebrates Confederate Memorial Day.
—Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2017
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Verb
Brundage was a standout quarterback and punter in high school who gave it up to play baseball at Oregon State, then was dragooned onto the 1984 football team when all the regular punters got hurt.
—Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 29 Nov. 2019
Even when earlier on three or more subgroups are doing entirely different, often intense things, the mood is controlled, involuntary, dragooned.
—Alastair MacAulay, New York Times, 11 July 2018
Noun
The two companies of U.S. Army dragoons that arrived eight months before Texas joined the union in 1846 followed Republic of Texas volunteers, the Mexican army and Spaniards who established the city in 1718.
—Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 3 May 2018
The camp hands out small Confederate flags at town events and lays a wreath at the site of two monuments to the dragoons on the last Monday in April, when the state celebrates Confederate Memorial Day.
—Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2017
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Others fail to surrender until a canine is forced to bite them.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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That forces Barcelona wide in frame two, but with the left-winger (Raphinha) already tucked inside and without an overlapping run for support, Balde is one-on-one with his opposite full-back and doesn’t feel comfortable taking him on.Thom Harris, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Was the unit’s survival due to the men’s indispensable service as Loyalist laborers and cavalrymen?Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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These cavalrymen participated in the Third Battle of Winchester, a key victory for the Union.Jake Whitney, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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Still, federal labor law affords wide latitude for a company to delay a collective bargaining agreement and lacks the large penalties necessary to compel an agreement, granting Starbucks sizable leverage over the next step in the labor dispute, Bodie added.Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Mass deportations could compel companies to reassess their employment verification processes and ensure strict adherence to immigration laws.Solange Charas, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Chief Critic Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel criticized the Teamsters in a statement shared with Forbes, and accused the group of threatening, intimidating, and attempting to coerce Amazon employees to join them.Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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And that, according to the district attorney, is an attempt to coerce or influence the public or its citizenry or an industry towards change, which is included in the terrorism charge.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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The event kicked off with an opening dance, before the debutantes lined up for a waltz with their fathers, who were then passed onto their cavaliers for dancing with a live band.Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2024
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Opal is described as a 5-pound red/brown cavapoo — a mix of a King Charles cavalier and a poodle.Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2024
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Surprisingly, Heavenly obliges, showing a rare moment of effort in bridging the divide.Shelby Stewart, Essence, 16 Dec. 2024
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The scoreboard operator obliged but restarted the clock after several seconds had elapsed.Ben Standig, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 American, British and Canadian soldiers arrived on a 50-mile stretch of France’s coastline in what was the largest amphibious attack in history.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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But the few tanks the brigade still has left are going out fighting, engaging Russian paratroopers and marines—and potentially North Korean soldiers—along the edge of the 250-square-mile salient Ukrainian forces carved out of Kursk Oblast in western Russia back in August.David Axe, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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So resigning Myers — a warrior who’s just hitting his prime — should be a top priority.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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However, your moon is also sitting in conjunction with warrior Mars, upping the ante in your relationships, marking them with passion, volatility, but also power.Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Dragoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dragoon. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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