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Recent Examples of force-feed
The evil entertainer has yet to force-feed or directly torture any of his unwitting audience members with excrement.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
In previous livestreams, Graven was beaten, strangled, force-fed and peppered with paintballs, according to publications including the Telegraph and CNN that reviewed the content.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 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
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
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
In previous livestreams, Graven was beaten, strangled, force-fed and peppered with paintballs, according to publications including the Telegraph and CNN that reviewed the content.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 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
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
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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Marine heatwaves also occurred in 2018 and 2019 during the summer months, when whales fatten up on krill to prepare for the rest of the year, according to NOAA.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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While the majority of American beef is produced domestically, the US routinely imports young cattle from Mexico to fatten up in American feedlots, says David Anderson, a professor and livestock economist at Texas A&M University.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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One side is crafted from 100 percent linen, and the reverse, 100 percent cotton, both of which are stitched to create an eye-catching bubble texture accentuated by the plush fiber filling between the layers.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Never mind that Coppola cast Mickey Rourke in the role — tough shoes to fill.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 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 the younger people making theater now are drawn to it now because they’ve been surfeited with digital culture.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2023
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“Force-feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/force-feed. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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