coerce
verb (used with object)
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition.
is coercing
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present progressiveof coerce (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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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
Jesus teaches us that he who commits sin is the slave of sin; that is to say, that an alien power has captured and is coercing the wrongdoer.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV by Alexander Maclaren
