- present tense form of compel (3rd person singular).
compels
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That shifts losses around the financial system and compels banks to roll over loans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
A subpoena compels a party to release specified internal documents or information.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
The written word compels you to think and a heightened conscience is one of the essential elements required to bring about change.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
It is, as yet, a dud — a $2,000 slot machine that pays out a Community Note dressed as a verdict, in a process that compels nothing and binds no one.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
And after seeing her smile like that at me, something compels me to go all in.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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