deforcing

Definition of deforcingnext
present participle of deforce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deforcing
Verb
  • The company is notorious in Milwaukee for evicting its tenants with regularity and being sued by the state Department of Justice over shoddy living conditions in 2021.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Yet writing Josephine was therapeutic, finally evicting this story from the prison of her mind.
    Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 21 Jan. 2026
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
  • With the passage of the INA, Congress tasked immigration courts with handling removal proceedings, thereby stripping district courts of jurisdiction over immigration matters.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The latest restoration, completed just ahead of the 60th anniversary of the A-12's operational readiness in November 1965, also included stripping failing paint, repairing water damage and inspecting the cockpit.
    Olivia Gazis, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Deforcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deforcing. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.

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