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
Another Republican senator characterized Monday’s memo as an unforced error.
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 30 Jan. 2025
The fact that a coherent story and direction for the three sequel movies wasn’t conceived prior to filming remains one of modern cinema’s most egregious unforced errors.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Putintseva at one point made just one unforced error in 11 games, but Swiatek also did not appear to have any answer to change the flow of the match.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Or the way Sinner accumulated more winners, 32 to 25, and fewer unforced errors, 27 to 45.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unforced
Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 30 Jan. 2025
The fact that a coherent story and direction for the three sequel movies wasn’t conceived prior to filming remains one of modern cinema’s most egregious unforced errors.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Putintseva at one point made just one unforced error in 11 games, but Swiatek also did not appear to have any answer to change the flow of the match.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Or the way Sinner accumulated more winners, 32 to 25, and fewer unforced errors, 27 to 45.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforced
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Supportive housing is permanent, affordable housing combined with voluntary support services to address the underlying issues that prevent some people from maintaining stable housing.—
Pascale Leone,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2025
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Already, the Department of Education is moving forward with a proposal to get rid of nearly half its workforce, the Department of Veterans Affairs is targeting a reduction of 80,000 employees and the Social Security Administration has offered voluntary buyouts ahead of a reduction in force.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
15 Mar. 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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By contrast, Keating’s response was a significant escalation of how strongly Democrats are willing to defend McBride — and the dignity of trans people more broadly — in the halls of Congress.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
12 Mar. 2025
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Barnes was a turbulent person and Renoir was his happy place, full of pretty colors and willing flesh.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Unforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unforced. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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