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force-feeds

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present tense third-person singular of force-feed

as in fattens

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fills

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Desperation fills their lives, amplified by physicians who dismiss their complaints as psychosomatic—in their heads—and then prescribe medications for mental health conditions, such as Prozac or Valium.

— Jerome Groopman, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
The appointment fills a key leadership vacancy atop the nation's largest military branch.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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