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
Keys broke three times in the first set, helped in part by Sabalenka’s four double-faults and 13 total unforced errors.
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Howard Fendrich, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
During the first set, all nine returning points won by Badosa were from Sabalenka errors, seven of them unforced.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Playing his usual brand of charismatic, entertaining tennis in front of a loud crowd Saturday, Monfils compiled an impressive ratio of 58 winners to 34 unforced errors and dropped just one service game.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
In the third set, the Japanese player continued to improve and wrapped up the match with 33 winners to 27 unforced errors, while Muchova hit 27 winners to 29 unforced errors.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Howard Fendrich, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
During the first set, all nine returning points won by Badosa were from Sabalenka errors, seven of them unforced.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Playing his usual brand of charismatic, entertaining tennis in front of a loud crowd Saturday, Monfils compiled an impressive ratio of 58 winners to 34 unforced errors and dropped just one service game.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
In the third set, the Japanese player continued to improve and wrapped up the match with 33 winners to 27 unforced errors, while Muchova hit 27 winners to 29 unforced errors.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforced
Adjective
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Participation in the club is voluntary, and students do not receive grades or academic credit for participation, according to the lawsuit.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Feb. 2025
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Since the instruction is voluntary, and since the facility is provided and maintained by taxpayers, an inmate should have the freedom to seek religious counsel on prison grounds.—
Dan Miller,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 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
Adjective
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Not being willing to put a little more of that money towards the Cubs shows that the family only cares about maximize their profits.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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Go All Black For those willing to make a bold statement, Ungaro recommends changing the color palette entirely.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Unforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unforced. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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