Extort and Pluck

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Extort verb - Obtain by coercion or intimidation.

Usage example: They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss

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Pluck and extort are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pluck" instead a verb "Extort".

Nearby Words: extortion, extorting

Pluck verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.

Usage example: the Internet opened up a whole new medium for con artists to pluck the gullible

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Extort and pluck are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extort" instead a verb "Pluck".

Nearby Words: plucky, plucked, plucking

people	extort people	pluck people
information	extort information	pluck information

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