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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The county medical examiner said in an autopsy report that Obumseli, who worked in cryptocurrency, died from a forceful downward thrust from a blade that went three inches into his chest, piercing a major artery.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
On the recto is the full self-portrait, its face obliterated by the forceful insert of another Rembrandt image.
—James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
In the only matchup that matters for this iteration of the Thunder, Holmgren — thinner, shorter, worse at nearly every attribute, less forceful, less personally invested in their collision than his French counterpart — saw his impact diminished, from All-Star to afterthought.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 31 May 2026
His most forceful comments, after the 2021 Capitol riot, came once the president was on his way out of office.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
On the recto is the full self-portrait, its face obliterated by the forceful insert of another Rembrandt image.
—James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
In the only matchup that matters for this iteration of the Thunder, Holmgren — thinner, shorter, worse at nearly every attribute, less forceful, less personally invested in their collision than his French counterpart — saw his impact diminished, from All-Star to afterthought.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 31 May 2026
His most forceful comments, after the 2021 Capitol riot, came once the president was on his way out of office.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
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“Forceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forceful. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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