deforcing

present participle of deforce

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deforcing
Verb
  • In the final part of the HOH competition, Ashley won and became the last HOH, evicting Morgan from the game and choosing Vince to take to the Final 2.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
  • After Domingue won the BB Blockbuster, the houseguests had to decide between evicting Soto and Jorgensen.
    Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • How a state comes to control another land and its people, sometimes slowly dispossessing the natives of their lands, sometimes laying waste to them, sometimes committing genocide.
    Philip Metres August 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Stein described this technique as a form of dissociation—stripping language of the feelings that link it to our shared experience.
    Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • To avoid stripping and stiffening of the fabric, Holmes recommends washing comforters using mild detergent in cold or lukewarm water.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Deforcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deforcing. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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