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as in required
forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law
forced payment of membership dues
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as in strained
lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
wasn't thrilled with the suggestion and so responded with a forced smile
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as in unwilling
not made or done willingly or by choice
participation in the program was forced
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as in compelled
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
the public outcry from the scandal forced the mayor to resign road construction forced them to take an alternate route
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as in violated
to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent
was accused of forcing a woman
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Recent Examples of forced
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
His wife Christine is charged with conspiracy to commit forced labor.
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Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
ABC News,
28 June 2026
Extreme heat and dry, windy conditions fueled several wildfires in the West on Sunday, including an uncontained blaze in Utah that forced the evacuation of a small town southwest of Salt Lake City.
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Valerie Gonzalez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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Stephen Colbert, Letterman’s successor as host of CBS’s The Late Show for the past 11 years, is leaving his job under more forced, awkward circumstances.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
His wife Christine is charged with conspiracy to commit forced labor.
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Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
Verb
The air conditioners stopped working and the doors were locked until emergency responders forced them open.
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
Extreme heat and dry, windy conditions fueled several wildfires in the West on Sunday, including an uncontained blaze in Utah that forced the evacuation of a small town southwest of Salt Lake City.
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Valerie Gonzalez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forced
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Letters from lawmakers have gone unanswered and required reports unfiled.
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All required licenses, waivers and permissions needed for the relevant financial transactions will be granted by the United States of America.
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Witt returned to action after missing six games with a strained right knee and went 1 for 3 as the Royals’ designated hitter.
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Nor will it be solved through another collection of disconnected tools layered into already strained environments.
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The major platforms, Ringelstein argued, are simply incapable of doing what Zigazoo does — not unwilling, but structurally unable.
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Baer believes that most people’s problems stem from being raised by parents unable or unwilling to offer the sort of love that seeks nothing in return.
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In May, Jolie scored a victory of her own when Judge Pánuco determined that she was not required to provide Pitt's attorneys with access to 22 unredacted emails after previous rulings compelled her legal team to do so.
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In the modern admissions process, particularly at selective schools, students are compelled to conflate their self-worth with their ability to package themselves as marketable products.
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But the court ruled in February that Republican counter plans violated a Utah referendum prohibiting gerrymandering, solidifying the single district centered on the increasingly liberal Salt Lake City.
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The crash was not an accident, Adams said, because Pino violated several navigational rules — and piloted the boat without thinking about the well-being of his wife, daughter and the 11 girls on the boat.
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Since Israel’s founding, members of the community who devoted themselves to Torah studies have been exempt from the nation’s compulsory military service.
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Simply sitting with the idea that death is compulsory and irreversible is too hard.
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After a season of travel, video and phone calls and texts speaking with agents, scouts, coaches, family members and those around these players, here is my final mock draft for the 2026 NHL Draft.
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The mock-neck adds a chic touch, and the color selection is genuinely impressive.
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The study was later shut down after an internal review confirmed that patients were coerced into participating.
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Weger later insisted he had been coerced into making the confession.
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“Forced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forced. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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