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noun

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Recent Examples of dragoon
Verb
The prospect of a new law that could allow China to dragoon suspects in mainland prisons amplified fears further. Suzanne Sataline, The Atlantic, 21 May 2020 Brundage was a standout quarterback and punter in high school who gave it up to play baseball at Oregon State, then was dragooned onto the 1984 football team when all the regular punters got hurt. Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 29 Nov. 2019
Noun
The words were emblazoned beneath an image of the cannon on a battle flag flown at the Battle of Gonzalez where Mexican dragoons skirmished unsuccessfully with the Texian rebels to decide the matter. Myke Cole, The New Republic, 1 Aug. 2019 The hat is said to have been picked up as a war trophy by a Dutch dragoon captain after the Battle of Waterloo, where a coalition of European armies defeated the French on June 18, 1815. Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 18 June 2018 See All Example Sentences for dragoon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dragoon
Verb
  • That gives you a puncher’s chance against a team that runs on makes and misses and forces defensive miscues by sheer virtue of its pace of play.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 30 May 2025
  • The prospect of a New York team with an identity forged from refusing to yield under pressure forcing an anxiety-inducing Game 7 at Madison Square Garden looms large.
    Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Was the unit’s survival due to the men’s indispensable service as Loyalist laborers and cavalrymen?
    Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
  • These cavalrymen participated in the Third Battle of Winchester, a key victory for the Union.
    Jake Whitney, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • From the kickoff of their campaigns, candidates would be compelled to reach out to all voters and not just play to the base.
    John Avlon, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
  • More news: Former MLB Outfielder, World Series Series Champion, Dies From Brain Injury Unfortunately, Hendriks was compelled to issue a warning Thursday to to fans who have threatened his and his wife's life on social media.
    Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • The alleged kidnappers shocked the victim with electric wires, held him upside down from the top of a staircase, cut his leg with a saw and threatened to kill his family in a bid to coerce their Italian hostage to unlock his Bitcoin account, prosecutors said.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 30 May 2025
  • Swat is coerced into taking on the role or finally getting legal comeuppances for all of his misdeeds and ends up taking on solving the mystery of a series of disappearances plaguing Echo city.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • The event kicked off with an opening dance, before the debutantes lined up for a waltz with their fathers, who were then passed onto their cavaliers for dancing with a live band.
    Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Opal is described as a 5-pound red/brown cavapoo — a mix of a King Charles cavalier and a poodle.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2024
Verb
  • So Kelley, co-showrunner John-Henry Butterworth, and Kidman, who plays the enigmatic Russian wellness guru kindly obliged, serving up nine brand new strangers and plenty more drama in a wintry, idyllic retreat.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 May 2025
  • The Gulf states obliged, trying to curry favor with the president through investments, arms deals and buying Boeing planes while giving a very lavish one away.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Federal prosecutors allege Tian sold sensitive military information to former soldier Ruoyu Duan, who would allegedly receive money from individuals residing in China.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
  • Under current policy, decisions to separate soldiers outside standard regulatory grounds rest solely with the secretary of the Army — a power typically reserved for exceptional circumstances.
    Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Pieced together, the bucket depicts a hunting scene featuring a warrior surrounded by animals.
    Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
  • Voices Hiltzik: Right-wing culture warriors say wokeness is dead.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025

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“Dragoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dragoon. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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