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
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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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In contrast, researchers suggest that obsessive passion occurs when an individual becomes driven to the point of compulsion, relying solely on their passion to fulfill their emotional and psychological needs.Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Scrabble is Phillips’s obsession, a not-necessarily-healthy replacement for alcohol addiction, a compulsion that holds a hint of shame.Longreads, Longreads, 19 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 31 Dec. 2024.
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