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compelled

adjective as in answerable

adjective as in managed

adjective as in obligated

adjective as in obliged

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Perhaps more than an actor raised outside of Belfast, Petticrew was able to understand on a visceral level what compelled Dolours to commit acts of terrorism.

Once the officer found the outstanding warrant, he cuffed Nelly’s hands behind his back and, Rosenblum said, “felt compelled” to “parade him through the casino in front of other customers.”

"No one should be compelled, for example, to take part in assisted dying if they've got moral or ethical objections as clinicians. That certainly would be one of my red lines".

From BBC

And an already healthy rivalry was fuelled by Johnny Sexton and Rieko Ioane's spat in the immediate aftermath of last year's World Cup game, which the former Ireland fly-half felt compelled to include in his autobiography.

From BBC

Asked why he felt compelled to do it, Bosa replied: “I don’t think my position on speaking about it is going to change. Clearly the nation spoke and we got what we got.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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