The recent stock market crash amplified the company’s financial concerns.

The most recent presidential campaign amplified polarization.

The court threw out the defendant’s confession after it was revealed that he made it under duress and not by his own decision.

The deal seems to have been made under duress.

The once benevolent man has become increasingly miserable.

She has a benevolent smile.

Since the pandemic, many people have turned into virtual recluses.

Once a recluse, she’s come out of her shell recently.