deforcing

Definition of deforcingnext
present participle of deforce

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Verb
  • Just months into the pandemic, Matthew Haines, like landlords across the country, learned he was barred from evicting tenants who didn’t pay their rent under a federal eviction moratoriumthat lasted almost a year — costing him and his investors over $1 million.
    Michael Casey, Fortune, 3 May 2026
  • Prasad, at the time of the filing, claimed that the property owner had signed a lease that prevents them from evicting the campus.
    CBS Chicago Team, CBS News, 22 Apr. 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
  • Soon, the cold winds of winter began to blow, stripping the trees bare.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
  • Framing a layoff as a matter of adjusting resources—versus stripping a person of their livelihood—can make that tough call easier to stomach.
    Claire Zillman, Fortune, 28 May 2026
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“Deforcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deforcing. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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