1
: compelled by force or necessity : involuntary
a forced landing
2
: done or produced with effort, exertion, or pressure
a forced laugh
Examples of forced in a Sentence
forced payment of membership dues
wasn't thrilled with the suggestion and so responded with a forced smile
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If an investigation finds that products are made with forced labor, the company is given time to address the problem before its products are banned from European markets.
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Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2025
Absent a forced crisis, Chicago may follow the path of many other once-great cities, cutting services and raising taxes each year and slowly bleeding residents and jobs.
—Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
Voluntary exits create space to reshape teams and redirect talent without triggering the disruption, legal risk and political blowback that often come with forced terminations.
—Rita Numerof, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Surtain also had four picks and a forced fumble, and completely turned around an early-season game against Las Vegas with a 100-yard pick-six.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 June 2025
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Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2025
Absent a forced crisis, Chicago may follow the path of many other once-great cities, cutting services and raising taxes each year and slowly bleeding residents and jobs.
—Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
Voluntary exits create space to reshape teams and redirect talent without triggering the disruption, legal risk and political blowback that often come with forced terminations.
—Rita Numerof, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Surtain also had four picks and a forced fumble, and completely turned around an early-season game against Las Vegas with a 100-yard pick-six.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 June 2025
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“Forced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forced. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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forced
adjective
ˈfō(ə)rst 
ˈfȯ(ə)rst
1
: caused or brought about by force or necessity : involuntary
made a forced landing
2
: done or produced with effort
a forced laugh
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