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as in required
forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law
forced payment of membership dues
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as in strained
lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
wasn't thrilled with the suggestion and so responded with a forced smile
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as in unwilling
not made or done willingly or by choice
participation in the program was forced
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as in compelled
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
the public outcry from the scandal forced the mayor to resign road construction forced them to take an alternate route
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as in violated
to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent
was accused of forcing a woman
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Recent Examples of forced
Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
As a senior, Robinson recorded 42 tackles, three interceptions and a forced fumble.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 11 May 2025
According to three Voice of America staffers who remain on forced leave, the agency asked a small number of journalists back on Tuesday.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 7 May 2025
The pandemic-era reprieve from forced collections ends Monday, just as a new TransUnion report finds a record share of federal student loan borrowers are 90 days or more past due and at risk of default — at 20.5% as of February, up 10 percentage points from five years earlier.
—Maya Huter, NBC news, 5 May 2025
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The linebacker has posted 302 tackles, eight sacks, three interceptions, 17 passes defensed, six forced fumbles, and 40 tackles for loss.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
As a senior, Robinson recorded 42 tackles, three interceptions and a forced fumble.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 11 May 2025
According to three Voice of America staffers who remain on forced leave, the agency asked a small number of journalists back on Tuesday.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 7 May 2025
The pandemic-era reprieve from forced collections ends Monday, just as a new TransUnion report finds a record share of federal student loan borrowers are 90 days or more past due and at risk of default — at 20.5% as of February, up 10 percentage points from five years earlier.
—Maya Huter, NBC news, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forced
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The approval of the amendment's ballot title and popular name, which are used as shorthand to describe the measure on the ballot, is a required step before the League of Women Voters can begin collecting signatures.—
Neal Earley,
Arkansas Online,
22 May 2025
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The petition drive was a required step to keep the cityhood application process going.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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His strained, sandpaper-coarse timbre served as an ideal conduit for songs concerned with boisterous revelries, shady agreements, licentious intentions and musical pleasures.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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During a father-son fishing trip alongside Dawson and his dad (John Wesley Shipp), Pacey's strained relationship with his parent bubbles up.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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For potential customers who are either unable or unwilling to install photovoltaic technology on their own property, community solar can be a viable option for bringing renewable energy into their homes, Reed said.—
Amaia Gavica,
Idaho Statesman,
22 May 2025
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The focus and surgical exactitude that qualified him to guide a missile through the stars would from then on be applied to guiding an unwilling society to the idea that gay Americans were, in every way, deserving of equal rights and respect under the law.—
Evan Brechtel,
NBC news,
22 May 2025
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The bipartisan vote for release marks a significant shift, as Republicans in the full House had previously blocked two Democratic resolutions that would have compelled the report's release.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
22 Dec. 2024
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Without China making the first move, Chinese firms will be compelled by genuine market forces rather than often heavy-handed and inefficient state mandates to realize Xi’s vision.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment that the commission, by approving the plans, has violated their fundamental rights.—
Amy Green,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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Months later, the Department of Justice concluded that five Texas juvenile detention centers violated children's constitutional and civil rights.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Zverev had given his window for that day in the morning and so was put out by being told that the test was compulsory.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Love in the Spectrum isn’t exactly free-range dating — dates are set up by the show, followed up on (no fear of ghosting), and dissected by participants — but there is no compulsory finish line.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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Say it with mock certainty and a slight smile, Callahan advises, and pause before the punchline.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
21 May 2025
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Two of them show up regularly in way-too-early 2026 mock drafts.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
21 May 2025
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The jury did not find, however, that Carroll was raped.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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The woman, who filed her lawsuit under the name Jane Doe, alleged she was raped after she was driven to an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty 24 years ago.—
Charmaine Patterson,
People.com,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Forced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forced. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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