deforced

Definition of deforcednext
past tense of deforce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deforced
Verb
  • In August 2024, police officers and evicted dozens after offering accommodations at other shelters.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
  • That is, until they were officially evicted from Royal Lodge last year when the king also stripped them of their royal titles.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Netherlands international was dispossessed seven times — the most of any player in a Premier League game this season.
    Elias Burke, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • But in the next 30 years, the people who will bear the brunt of that catastrophe—who will be dispossessed, uprooted, and exposed to the worst of the elements—will be those who are already on the other side of society’s walls.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Deforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deforced. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.

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