forcefulness
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He has a very forceful personality.
She's a confident and forceful leader.
They have made a forceful argument in favor of changing the system.
The government has threatened to use more forceful measures if necessary.
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This latest acquisition kicks off a period of more forceful activity for the sales outfit, which had been focusing on four to five acquisitions a year since the pandemic.
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Ben Croll, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
At the same time, some of those who have been forceful advocates of Israel and critics of U.S. assistance to the Lebanese military have often complained that it has been infiltrated by Hezbollah.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
McIntosh is equally forceful as the undaunted leader whose kicks toward the surface do not weaken, no matter how long the odds have become.
—Robert Daniels, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
An astonishing tale of fighting climate change from one of the most forceful voices in the field.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Ben Croll, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
At the same time, some of those who have been forceful advocates of Israel and critics of U.S. assistance to the Lebanese military have often complained that it has been infiltrated by Hezbollah.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
McIntosh is equally forceful as the undaunted leader whose kicks toward the surface do not weaken, no matter how long the odds have become.
—Robert Daniels, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
An astonishing tale of fighting climate change from one of the most forceful voices in the field.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Forceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forceful. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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