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verb

past tense of force

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Recent Examples of forced
Adjective
Last season, Bailey recorded eight tackles for loss, seven sacks, eight quarterback hurries and five forced fumbles, leading Stanford in every category. Sam Khan Jr., New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025 During his nine years in the NFL, Wells recorded 529 total tackles, two and a half sacks, three interceptions and six forced fumbles. Natasha Dye, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025 Lantz was convicted of human trafficking of minor child, use of minor child in forced labor, child neglect (creating a substantial risk of serious bodily injury or death), and child abuse resulting in bodily injury. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025 President Donald Trump began to publicly push in February for the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza -- a move that some, including the United Nations and U.S. allies like France and Germany, have said would be a violation of international law. Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for forced
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forced
Adjective
  • White children also had fewer days from termination of parental rights to adoption finalization, a required step in the adoption process, with an average time of 273.5 days.
    Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
  • So these are cases in which there is no response from disclosure in the first place by the required statutory deadlines to administratively appeal.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Overtourism is a serious concern, particularly for smaller ports, where large crowds can have a significant impact, leading to strained infrastructure and affecting local quality of life.
    Jessica Benavides Canepa, AFAR Media, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Forbes reported that the relationship between Natalia and the Mans family became strained in 2023, the same year the couple officially adopted her.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Rival Delta Air Lines DAL.N is also unwilling to pay tariffs on aircraft deliveries, saying the duties would upset its math.
    Rajesh Kumar Singh, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Schatz himself was unwilling to discuss his internal whip count in a brief hallway interview.
    David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The bipartisan vote for release marks a significant shift, as Republicans in the full House had previously blocked two Democratic resolutions that would have compelled the report's release.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Without China making the first move, Chinese firms will be compelled by genuine market forces rather than often heavy-handed and inefficient state mandates to realize Xi’s vision.
    Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Months later, the Department of Justice concluded that five Texas juvenile detention centers violated children's constitutional and civil rights.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment that the commission, by approving the plans, has violated their fundamental rights.
    Amy Green, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Jack would begin a compulsory ninety-day psychiatric evaluation in the California Institution for Men in Chino, a rough place known to be brutal to younger inmates for the same possession charges.
    Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Now, Weight Watchers isn’t exactly facing bankruptcy because people everywhere are suddenly looking inward and agreeing to throw off the shackles of compulsory thinness.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Some mock drafts had the Steelers taking a running back like Omarion Hampton in the first round.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Congratulations to all the top scorers who competed against 1,527 mock drafts!
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The jury did not find, however, that Carroll was raped.
    Conor Murray, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The woman, who filed her lawsuit under the name Jane Doe, alleged she was raped after she was driven to an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty 24 years ago.
    Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024

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“Forced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forced. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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