muscled

verb

Definition of musclednext
past tense of muscle
1
as in forced
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure he was muscled out of command by his opponents at military headquarters

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2
as in pushed
to force one's way muscling straight through the packed crowd of people waiting to board the ship

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Recent Examples of muscled The 6-foot-1 Courtney has even muscled up more. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 19 June 2026 Bowen wasn’t the only Chihuahua who muscled up on Friday. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026 While the runners rolled around the far turn and headed for the wire, the big-running Renegade weaved through the crowd and muscled his way towards the front. — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026 But Hamel muscled well more than that extra foot for a three-run home run just two innings later, walking off a 15-1 win in five innings. — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026 After Josh Hart missed his second free throw, Robinson muscled his way into the paint, beat 7-foot-4 Wembanyama for the ball and got the offensive rebound. — Mark Prussin, CBS News, 18 June 2026 Trailing 42-41, DeLand coach Rick Darlington opted to go for the win, and Moore muscled into the end zone on a two-point conversion for the victory 43-42. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026 Instead of ordering an intentional walk to Colson Montgomery with Edgar Quero on deck, Phillies manager Don Mattingly let Bowlan face the Sox slugger, who muscled a broken bat single into right field, bringing home Meidroth with the tying run. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026 The House narrowly voted on Tuesday to direct roughly $70 billion to the Department of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol, the second multi-billion dollar infusion of money to the agencies in the last year muscled through by Republicans alone. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muscled
  1. forced
  2. pushed
  3. coerced
  4. squeezed
  5. compelled
  6. obliged
  7. obligated
  8. drove
Verb
  • Extreme heat has forced several communities in the Washington area to cancel or scale back their Independence Day celebrations.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • The Kings forced 20 turnovers, leading to a 22-6 advantage in points off turnovers.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of forced
Verb
  • Earlier this week Iran also pushed back against a statement from France’s President Emmanuel Macron that said France, Oman and others would collaborate on removing mines from the strait.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • Falling oil prices and the easing of a commodities crunch have pushed countries — wary of being left exposed by another global crisis akin to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz — to shore up their stockpiles.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of pushed
Verb
  • Enterprises that route requests between multiple models can be coerced into selecting the weakest route.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The study was later shut down after an internal review confirmed that patients were coerced into participating.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
Definition of coerced
Verb
  • Since their relationship became public in 2023, the couple has squeezed romance into tour schedules, football obligations and rare breaks from two of the most demanding careers in entertainment and sports.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Minerals are not the only sector that have been squeezed as result of the fuel crunch stemming from the Iran war; regular consumers are seeing prices at the petrol pump and supermarkets rise as well.
    — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of squeezed
Verb
  • When Sedalia businessman Jorge Guevara saw on social media Tuesday that the Royals’ 50-50 charity raffle was going toward the American Red Cross’ earthquake relief efforts in Venezuela, he instantly was compelled to enter online.
    — Vahe Gregorian July 2, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
  • The sidewalk in front of my house had some lips and dips that could’ve compelled me to rent heavy equipment and get to work.
    — Wes Marshall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of compelled
Verb
  • In the Netherlands, employers are generally obliged to pay employees on sick leave 70% of their wages for up to two years.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 6 July 2026
  • Michael Hoffman aka Michael Herman Hoffman did this by resigning from the Oregon State Bar in December 2024 and requesting to be essentially disbarred in Florida, which the state Supreme Court obliged on June 25.
    — David J. Neal July 5, Miami Herald, 5 July 2026
Definition of obliged
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Miami Planning Director David Snow told commissioners, the city has been obligated to approve dozens of Live Local projects, though only two are under construction.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
  • Have a Conversation About Repairs While ideally a fence would be repaired as quickly as possible, especially if there is a safety concern with children or pets, Spencer says the owner is not obligated to fix it within a specific timeframe.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2026
Definition of obligated
Verb
  • Jackson Merrill blasted a ball to left-center field leading off, and, two outs later, Jake Cronenworth drove in two runs with a shot to right-center.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Sure, the proliferation of plastic with lounge benefits drove more visitors to the airport lounges.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of drove

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