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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
Kristin McKenna, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
On Monday, July 15, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the anti–forced outing bill AB1955.
—Trans Formations Project, Them, 19 July 2024
Professors acknowledge not all students appreciate the forced civics learning.
—Allen G. Breed and Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
The film was inspired by real events that have become some of the most notorious in WWII history, a forced march of some 60,000 Filipino and 15,000 U.S. prisoners of war following the Japanese victory at the Battle of Bataan.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
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Large, forced distributions would give them few places to hide from a tax standpoint.
—Kristin McKenna, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
On Monday, July 15, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the anti–forced outing bill AB1955.
—Trans Formations Project, Them, 19 July 2024
Professors acknowledge not all students appreciate the forced civics learning.
—Allen G. Breed and Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
The film was inspired by real events that have become some of the most notorious in WWII history, a forced march of some 60,000 Filipino and 15,000 U.S. prisoners of war following the Japanese victory at the Battle of Bataan.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
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New England Realty Associates anticipates that cash from operations will be sufficient to fund its current operations, pay distributions, and make required debt payments.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Even after a couple days of running, the required pace still elicited basically the same heart rate.Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2024
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The lifelong New Yorker explained his decision to pack up for Florida in a 2019 post on the social platform X, citing taxes and his strained relationships with state and local leaders.Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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In addition, there will need to be some serious operational improvements to remedy the company’s strained relationship with many current and former customers.Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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However, this year, the company found itself in major financial difficulties due to unexpectedly slow growth and the inability to secure an additional £150 million (US$193 million) in funding, followed by BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce being unwilling to put up bail-out capital.David Szondy, New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2024
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The second is that even those who can afford it at the $75 level are unwilling to do so.Robert G. Eccles, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Starring regular collaborator Jimmy Stewart and Doris Day, the film follows a familiar case of wrong place, wrong time, as an American family is compelled into a global conspiracy beyond their understanding.Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024
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Unlike their mothers, who may have felt compelled to sacrifice personal goals for the family, Gen X women are embracing a more holistic approach to life, where their well-being is just as important as their contributions to others.Melissa Houston, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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And can anyone even count at this point how many times characters on this show have violated HIPAA?Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 4 Oct. 2024
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The distribution of Pandas in a Pennsylvania public school district led to a 2005 district court decision that determined the school board had violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.Samantha Riedel, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
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There should be a compulsory living wage for sustainable farming roles and more work to reduce pesticide and fertiliser use.Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Taiwan has responded by moving to shore up its defense, including by marginally raising its military budget, extending compulsory service from four months to one year and developing new indigenous weapons platforms, such as attack submarines.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Wear rubber gloves and clip a mangled licking branch (which holds the forehead and saliva scent of several bucks and does) from atop an active scrape and wire it over a mock scrape near your stand.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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Miller recently pitched a mock trade that would send Crochet to Philadelphia.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Combs then raped Doe as the other two celebrities watched, according to her lawsuit.Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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Alcala raped Shapiro and beat her with a metal bar.Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Forced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forced. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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