deforced

Definition of deforcednext
past tense of deforce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deforced
Verb
  • Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor — the brother of King Charles III of the United Kingdom — was stripped of his royal title as Prince Andrew and evicted from his royal residence this past year amid resurfaced details of his relationship with Epstein and Maxwell.
    Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
  • By October, they were fully evicted and locked out.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • There were similar cheers for when Gyokeres was dispossessed in the first half, with the Arsenal forward doubled up on in the corner and unable to escape with the ball, while Anderson’s tackle on Odegaard received a similar reaction from the home crowd.
    Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 17 Jan. 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 11 Feb. 2026.

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