coerce
verb (used with object)
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition.
coercing
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present participleof coerce.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Judges Kimberly Prost of Canada, Solomy Balungi Bossa of Uganda and Reine Alapini-Gansou of Benin said the sanctions were designed to exert extrajudicial pressure with the objective of punishing and coercing the judges.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
While preparing for a rematch with Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao is suing a restaurant server and his lawyers for “inflicting reputational damage and coercing payment.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
What they’re actually doing is coercing all the members of an industry cartel into raising their prices in lockstep.
From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2025
In the current situation, “the legal argument for broadly coercing a state into doing what you want isn’t really different,” Boushey said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2025
He made a public confession of his part in the attempted fraud, and charged Corrigan with coercing him.
From 'Firebrand' Trevison by P. V. E. (Percy Van Eman) Ivory
