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Recent Examples of force-feed
There was the constant Tom Brady and Bill Belichick chatter as we were constantly force-fed one reminder after another about what the Miami Dolphins had done in 1972.
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Geoffrey Knox, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Take, for example, the first victim portrays gluttony: a man with obesity is force-fed literally to death via hemorrhage.
—Derek Scancarelli, EW.com, 27 June 2025
Public pressure mounted, including from the United Nations, and a court order required authorities to stop force-feeding the group.
—Jimmy Jenkins, USA Today, 27 June 2025
The federal government is seeking permission to force-feed an Iranian asylum-seeker on hunger strike while detained at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Arizona.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
And do those keys happen to unlock a Time Laser or a psychotic artificial intelligence robot force-feeding contestants pizza and ice cream?
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 16 June 2025
When their characters begin fighting, Shauna ultimately bites Melissa’s arm before force-feeding her a piece of it.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 15 May 2025
Instead, Misty leads a crew to force-feed him through a tube.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
Attempts to force-feed Jokic resulted in bad-pass turnovers.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2024
Geoffrey Knox, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Take, for example, the first victim portrays gluttony: a man with obesity is force-fed literally to death via hemorrhage.
—Derek Scancarelli, EW.com, 27 June 2025
Public pressure mounted, including from the United Nations, and a court order required authorities to stop force-feeding the group.
—Jimmy Jenkins, USA Today, 27 June 2025
The federal government is seeking permission to force-feed an Iranian asylum-seeker on hunger strike while detained at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Arizona.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
And do those keys happen to unlock a Time Laser or a psychotic artificial intelligence robot force-feeding contestants pizza and ice cream?
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 16 June 2025
When their characters begin fighting, Shauna ultimately bites Melissa’s arm before force-feeding her a piece of it.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 15 May 2025
Instead, Misty leads a crew to force-feed him through a tube.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
Attempts to force-feed Jokic resulted in bad-pass turnovers.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for force-feed
Verb
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Schedule feeding can lead to overfeeding or underfeeding which can cause uncomfortable sensations for the baby such as painful gas (and the crying associated with it), difficulty sleeping, and never feeling truly full.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Parents,
7 July 2025
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The court heard during the case in 2023 that Letby attacked babies in her care by administering air into their blood and stomachs, overfeeding them with milk, physically assaulting them, and poisoning them with insulin.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
1 July 2025
Verb
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To fatten up the liver that’s used to create foie gras, farmers force-feed the fowl more grain than their bodies need.—
Ari Daniel,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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Farmers who fatten their chickens most efficiently are paid the best.—
Gavin Off,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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On a scouting trip several years ago, my mask kept filling with water.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
5 July 2025
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To keep the potting mix damp, set the pots in a kiddie pool filled with a few inches of water.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
Verb
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As a theater critic surfeited with plays, radio dramas worked best for me as an unplanned diversion in my car.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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But surfeited with at-home entertainment options, former subscribers are preferring the flexibility of single-ticket sales.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2023
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“Force-feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/force-feed. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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