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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Those orders included renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and declaring multiple Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations – an act that could pave the way to using American military force on Mexican soil.
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Rafael Romo, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
The Greek Freak has ditched the three for more brute-force twos, and the Knicks — like most teams — had a tough time stopping his force on Friday.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
The former will, before a collision, pull passengers back into the best position to absorb the impact of a crash by tightening the belt, while the latter — which activates milliseconds after a collision occurs — allows the seat belt to gently unspool to relieve the force on that person’s chest.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
The moratorium on energy attacks came into force on March 18, the Kremlin said.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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Rafael Romo, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
The Greek Freak has ditched the three for more brute-force twos, and the Knicks — like most teams — had a tough time stopping his force on Friday.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
The former will, before a collision, pull passengers back into the best position to absorb the impact of a crash by tightening the belt, while the latter — which activates milliseconds after a collision occurs — allows the seat belt to gently unspool to relieve the force on that person’s chest.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
The moratorium on energy attacks came into force on March 18, the Kremlin said.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Force on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/force%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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