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Recent Examples of force-feed
Take, for example, the first victim portrays gluttony: a man with obesity is force-fed literally to death via hemorrhage.
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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
Price of a delicacy: Physicists are developing a new way of producing foie gras that doesn’t require force-feeding the birds.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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
Price of a delicacy: Physicists are developing a new way of producing foie gras that doesn’t require force-feeding the birds.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 26 Mar. 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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During her trial, which began in October 2022, several colleagues testified to witnessing unusual behavior from the former nurse, while Letby was also accused of overfeeding some of the infants with milk and air.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
1 July 2025
Verb
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Pliny the Elder described how snails were raised in ponds and given wine to fatten them up.—
Garritt C. Van Dyk,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 May 2025
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Record high after record high on Wall Street Across the Biden era, US stocks posted strong gains, fattening retirement accounts and providing hefty returns for investors.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Dukes of Hazzard ran for seven seasons on CBS, wrapping up in 1985 after 147 episodes filled with moonshine mischief and good-old-boy adventures.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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This winter, a Roman grave filled with gypsum was found during a highway construction project in England.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
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 11 Jul. 2025.
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