coercions

noun

plural of coercion
as in constraints
the use of power to impose one's will on another a promise obtained by coercion is never binding

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  1. constraints
  2. pressures
  3. compulsions
Noun
  • Stock markets are soaring to fresh record highs, even as the bond market sounds the alarm on fiscal constraints.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Many have been feeling the squeeze as costs for inputs like diesel, fertilizer and seed have soared thanks to refinery constraints and supply disruptions amid the Iran war.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of constraints
Noun
  • Four Hands, Two Sonatas ends with Jeong-yo and Pi-o together again, seemingly free of the pressures and misunderstandings that plagued them for so long.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Temporarily removing the limits would reduce cost pressures on the businesses that rely on diesel.
    — NICHOLAS INGRAM, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of pressures
Noun
  • The real question is whether Pennsylvania and cities like Pittsburgh and Philadelphia want skill games and other gambling opportunities to be widespread and unavoidable for people who struggle with compulsions to gamble.
    — Jonathan Caulkins, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
  • But per the Black List, the story follows an antisocial man suffering from obsessive compulsions who is haunted by the death of his hoarder mother.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of compulsions
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“Coercions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coercions. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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