force on/upon
phrasal verb
forced on/upon; forcing on/upon; forces on/upon
: to cause (someone or something that is not wanted) to be accepted by (someone)
They resent having these decisions forced on them.
I don't like the way he keeps forcing himself on us.
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For an increasing number of people, especially young people, this story perfectly distills the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: powerlessness and dispossession on one side and an inhumane, brutal force on the other.
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
The measure that came into force on Saturday aims to block new downloads of the app, the agency said, though DeepSeek’s web service remains accessible in the country.
—Reuters, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2025
The singer remains a vital force on the music scene at age 76, thanks in part to his successful recording and touring partnership with bluegrass icon Alison Krauss.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Those orders included renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and declaring cartels as terrorist organizations, an act that could pave the way for using American military force on Mexican soil.
—Rafael Romo, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
The measure that came into force on Saturday aims to block new downloads of the app, the agency said, though DeepSeek’s web service remains accessible in the country.
—Reuters, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2025
The singer remains a vital force on the music scene at age 76, thanks in part to his successful recording and touring partnership with bluegrass icon Alison Krauss.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Those orders included renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and declaring cartels as terrorist organizations, an act that could pave the way for using American military force on Mexican soil.
—Rafael Romo, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for force on/upon
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“Force on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/force%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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