as in voluntary
done, made, or given with one's own free will
the participation of the people on the project must be unforced, or it really isn't a volunteer effort
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Recent Examples of unforced
Nike has formidable competitive advantages but fixing the culture and the unforced strategic errors of the past will take time, as the CEO’s decision to focus on key countries, cities and fields of play acknowledges.
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Michael Bloom, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025
After making 14 unforced errors in 9 games in the opening set, Alcaraz raced to 5-1, 40-0 in the second before again offering Musetti a lifeline with two mistakes that allowed the Italian to get back to 40-40 with a return winner.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Emma double-faults, tying the game at 30-all, before Jabeur commits back-to-back unforced errors, clearing the way for Navarro to advance to the fourth round of the Grand Slam tournament.
—Jemima McEvoy, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Gauff hit 12 double faults and had 45 unforced errors during her defeat to Linette, who picks up the fifth win against a top-five player of her career.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
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Michael Bloom, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025
After making 14 unforced errors in 9 games in the opening set, Alcaraz raced to 5-1, 40-0 in the second before again offering Musetti a lifeline with two mistakes that allowed the Italian to get back to 40-40 with a return winner.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Emma double-faults, tying the game at 30-all, before Jabeur commits back-to-back unforced errors, clearing the way for Navarro to advance to the fourth round of the Grand Slam tournament.
—Jemima McEvoy, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Gauff hit 12 double faults and had 45 unforced errors during her defeat to Linette, who picks up the fifth win against a top-five player of her career.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforced
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At least 2,000 of the agency's roughly 6,100 full-time employees have either left or plan to leave under the waves of terminations and voluntary retirements ordered by Elon Musk’s Department of Governmental Efficiency, Coen told USA TODAY.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Velazquez, 24, signed a plea deal in March for voluntary manslaughter and a gun enhancement.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Within the past couple of years, the group has become a part of Arrowhead Kingdom, an all-volunteer national network of Chiefs fan groups.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2023
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That’s noteworthy for a show based at a high-school auditorium in Litchfield and run by a staff that is almost entirely volunteer, including the show’s star and its producer.—
Susan Dunne,
Hartford Courant,
18 Aug. 2022
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Pete’s Payday Alonso, 30, had hoped for a larger and longer payday last winter but watched his hopes dwindle in a market saturated with first basemen willing to accept less.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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While left wing-back Federico Dimarco provided a useful short out-ball during the Italian side’s build-up, right wing-back Denzel Dumfries was much more available and willing to make runs in behind — where long diagonal balls into the Netherlands international caused chaos.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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“Unforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unforced. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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