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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The linebacker has posted 302 tackles, eight sacks, three interceptions, 17 passes defensed, six forced fumbles, and 40 tackles for loss.
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Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
As a senior, Robinson recorded 42 tackles, three interceptions and a forced fumble.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 11 May 2025
According to three Voice of America staffers who remain on forced leave, the agency asked a small number of journalists back on Tuesday.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 7 May 2025
The pandemic-era reprieve from forced collections ends Monday, just as a new TransUnion report finds a record share of federal student loan borrowers are 90 days or more past due and at risk of default — at 20.5% as of February, up 10 percentage points from five years earlier.
—Maya Huter, NBC news, 5 May 2025
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Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
As a senior, Robinson recorded 42 tackles, three interceptions and a forced fumble.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 11 May 2025
According to three Voice of America staffers who remain on forced leave, the agency asked a small number of journalists back on Tuesday.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 7 May 2025
The pandemic-era reprieve from forced collections ends Monday, just as a new TransUnion report finds a record share of federal student loan borrowers are 90 days or more past due and at risk of default — at 20.5% as of February, up 10 percentage points from five years earlier.
—Maya Huter, NBC news, 5 May 2025
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“Forced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forced. Accessed 23 May. 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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