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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are compelled by" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing motivations or forces that drive someone to act in a certain way.
Example: "The employees are compelled by the need to meet the project deadline."
Alternatives: "are driven by" or "are motivated by".
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Addicts are compelled by the same persistent emotional memories that drive other disorders.
"Seeing the emotional response the audience had to those voices, I realized, 'This is good stuff — this is something that people are compelled by,' " Mr. Nicola said.
If we are compelled by the description of the vineyard, its owners, or its history, we are likely to pay more for a bottle.
If people are compelled by forces beyond their control (genes or environment), then their actions, no matter how vile, are excusable.
(And less fastidious guests are compelled by most late-night shows to at least have their material vetted before they appear).
Because song, like any creative endeavour, is a form of release from an internal process, and songwriters are compelled, by nature, to expunge their hidden feelings.
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She is compelled by her own logic.
"We're compelled by complexity," Mr Kyffin says.
So Jed is compelled by the destinations of his friends.
And voters appear to be compelled by Mrs. Edwards's battle.
For while we may be compelled by biology, we are freed by consciousness.
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