forcefulness
noun
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He has a very forceful personality.
She's a confident and forceful leader.
They have made a forceful argument in favor of changing the system.
The government has threatened to use more forceful measures if necessary.
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Tanzania is still recalibrating after violent elections in October triggered an unusually forceful US response that caught its diplomats off guard.
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Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The performance is forceful enough for this Bug to operate chiefly as a character study.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Then Providence, shooting nearly 60% from the field and from beyond the arc in the first half, took control with a forceful 21-4 scoring run.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2026
The biggest gainers in the ITA ETF Monday included drone plays AeroVironment and Red Cat holdings with the companies making the technology seen as crucial to Trump’s new quick and forceful strike policy.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
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Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The performance is forceful enough for this Bug to operate chiefly as a character study.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Then Providence, shooting nearly 60% from the field and from beyond the arc in the first half, took control with a forceful 21-4 scoring run.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2026
The biggest gainers in the ITA ETF Monday included drone plays AeroVironment and Red Cat holdings with the companies making the technology seen as crucial to Trump’s new quick and forceful strike policy.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Forceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forceful. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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