Blackmail and Press

Blackmail

Blackmail verb - Obtain through threats.

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Press and blackmail are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Press" instead a verb "Blackmail".

Nearby Words: blackmailer, blackmailing, blackmailed

Press verb - To cause (a person) to give in to pressure.

Usage example: a manager pressed by a business crisis to return from his vacation ahead of schedule

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Blackmail and press are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Blackmail" instead a verb "Press".

Nearby Words: pressed, pressing, pressroom

Jennings into providing him with a blank check, and to blackmail Denny into giving him good press with threats against Sophie.

Source: Theatre / Margin for Error
However, once this was done, Cord refused to turn his new toy over to the Feds (threatening to blackmail them with a press release about Firepower - a heavily-armored suit with a tactical nuke - being designed for riot control), and turned Firepower loose on Stark Enterprises' assets instead.

Source: Create Your Own Villain
The Congressman accidentally gave the blackmail photos to the press.

Source: Unfortunate Item Swap

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