Thesaurus / extort
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By the 1980s, agents learned that he was supervising a street crew that specialized in extorting well-off business owners.
THE MURDER CHICAGO DIDN’T WANT TO SOLVEBY MICK DUMKEFEBRUARY 25, 2021PROPUBLICAIn the middle of the year, a swelling wave of cryptocurrency scams invoked the coronavirus to extort or blackmail people.
HERE'S HOW SHOPPING SCAMS ON FACEBOOK ARE RIPPING OFF THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS, WITH THE MONEY FLOWING OVERSEASANDREW R. CHOWDECEMBER 19, 2020TIMEFalwell claims Liberty damaged his reputation, alleging the university accepted without verifying what he called false statements made by a man who had an affair with Falwell’s wife and attempted to extort the couple, according to the complaint.
JERRY FALWELL JR. SUES LIBERTY UNIVERSITY, SAYS SCHOOL DAMAGED HIS REPUTATIONSUSAN SVRLUGA, SARAH PULLIAM BAILEYOCTOBER 29, 2020WASHINGTON POSTMany of these bribes happened at makeshift roadblocks set up by SARS officers in order to extort drivers and passengers.
THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT HAS PLEDGED TO #ENDSARS AND REFORM THE POLICE. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE MADE THAT PROMISEANDREW R. CHOWOCTOBER 28, 2020TIMEIn discussions monitored by the FBI, the hackers said they had hoped to extort $4 million from Tesla via the plot.
THE FBI BROKE UP A RUSSIAN HACKER PLOT TO EXTORT MILLIONS FROM TESLAAARON PRESSMANAUGUST 28, 2020FORTUNEOne day some commissioners called at her cell, hoping to extort from her the secret of her husband's retreat.
MADAME ROLAND, MAKERS OF HISTORYJOHN S. C. ABBOTTIn reality, Alleyn wanted to extort a larger rental than £14 for the property, which had greatly increased in value.
SHAKESPEAREAN PLAYHOUSESJOSEPH QUINCY ADAMSHis prisoners were tied up and beaten with naked cutlasses in order to extort information about their concealed hoards.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II.THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAYBut as it was, the lady had sufficient power to extort a promise that I would devote myself to the work.
PAPERS FROM OVERLOOK-HOUSECASPER ALMOREBesides, how could he be sure that Billy would not play upon his fears to extort further sums?
ERIC, OR LITTLE BY LITTLEFREDERIC W. FARRARWORDS RELATED TO EXTORT
- arm-twisting
- badgering
- biting
- bringing
- bringing forth
- bringing out
- bringing to light
- calling forth
- causing
- deriving
- educing
- evincing
- evoking
- evolving
- exacting
- extorting
- extracting
- fetching
- giving rise to
- milking
- obtaining
- putting muscle on
- putting the arm on
- rattling
- shaking
- shaking down
- squeezing
- wresting
- wringing
- accomplish
- administer
- administrate
- apply
- carry out
- coerce
- commandeer
- compel
- constrain
- crack down
- demand
- dictate
- discharge
- dragoon
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- egg on
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- force upon
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- press
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- put screws to
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- sanction
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- reinforces
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- sanctions
- spurs
- strains
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- strong-arms
- supports
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- whips
- wrests
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