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
But the Iranian Mission to the United Nations was quick to contradict his claim, posting on X that the regime would not negotiate under duress.
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Nbc News, NBC news, 19 June 2025
The black polish is a trend popularised by mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters, who do it to harden their toenails and prevent them from cracking or splitting under duress.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 17 June 2025
When incidents occur in off hours, exhausted engineers fix them under duress, leading to Band-Aids, not solutions.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Just as likely, the regime will hunker down under duress, prolonging its hold on power.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 12 June 2025
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Nbc News, NBC news, 19 June 2025
The black polish is a trend popularised by mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters, who do it to harden their toenails and prevent them from cracking or splitting under duress.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 17 June 2025
When incidents occur in off hours, exhausted engineers fix them under duress, leading to Band-Aids, not solutions.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Just as likely, the regime will hunker down under duress, prolonging its hold on power.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for duress
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duress
Noun
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This candid conversation explores trust, strategy, career milestones, and the unfiltered reality of navigating fame, pressure, and performance together.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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As coffee lovers become more knowledgeable and discerning about the sourcing, roasting, brewing, sustainability and taste of coffee, this creates pressure on the hospitality industry to meet their expectations.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Davis is a magnetic front man, and the Roadhouse Band is an intoxicatingly raucous live outfit, but the constraints of the setup suited his new material, which is suffused with listlessness and yearning, dark jokes and wordy disquisitions on desire.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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The graphic novel format gave him the freedom to imagine without limitation—unbound by the logistical constraints of filmmaking.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Harboring a tragedy from her past, Johansson smooths Zora's rough edges with a compulsion to keep everyone protected, even at the expense of her own safety.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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But when care becomes compulsion, and when support turns into self-sacrifice, the relationship begins to lose balance.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
Noun
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The trial delved into complexities of relationships and questions of consent and coercion.—
Kara Scannell,
CNN Money,
4 July 2025
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Moldova has been shaken by Russian meddling in the form of energy coercion, election interference and disinformation campaigns.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
4 July 2025
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“Duress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duress. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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