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deforce

verb

Definition of deforcenext
as in to evict

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deforce
  1. evict
  2. dispossess
Verb
  • When the government expanded the park in the late 1990s and early 2000s, hundreds of villagers—including Mgesi's family—were forcibly evicted from their ancestral lands.
    — Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Twenty-six percent of women who were pregnant or postpartum when they were illegally evicted lacked a lease, and 21% of all interview participants who were illegally evicted had a month-to-month tenancy.
    — Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of evict
Verb
  • The youngster was dispossessed but the ball fell to Mac Allister, who curled his effort into the top corner.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • He was tackled and dispossessed with the ball on a trajectory to the goal.
    — Monica Alba, NBC news, 24 June 2026
Definition of dispossess
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“Deforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deforce. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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