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compel
verb as in force to act
Example Sentences
Police have blocked off entrances and exits in an effort to compel the miners to come out.
At least that’s what happened Tuesday in La Crescenta, where multiple law enforcement and wildlife personnel spent the afternoon monitoring a bear cub hanging out in a tree in front of Crescenta Valley High School, powerless to compel the creature to go home.
Sources in Trump’s entourage say that he is likely to restart the “maximum pressure” policy of his first term—though that had little effect except to compel the Iranians to restart their nuclear program, which they had begun to dismantle.
During the Biden administration, federal water managers seemed reluctant to compel the states that rely on the river to develop plans for dramatically cutting water use.
Led by the former high court judge, Sir Brian Langstaff, it had the power to compel witnesses to give evidence under oath and order the release of documents.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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