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as in compels
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 violates
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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as in workforces
a body of persons at work or available for work
the entire force of the shipyard will be needed to get this government order done on time
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as in pressures
the use of power to impose one's will on another
a cruel tyrant who disbanded the parliament and ruled by force
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as in police
a body of officers of the law
the police detective retired after 23 years on the force
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as in supplies
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time
the great debate during the Cold War was whether the nation's missile force was adequate
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Recent Examples of forces
Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
For example, if a stock is ripping higher and the lender wants the shares back, that forces the borrower to buy them back on the open market at the prevailing price.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Ouchi’s work focuses on helping patients articulate their goals and acceptable trade-offs before a crisis forces those decisions under pressure.
—Adaira Landry, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
It's been a busy season for Camp Pendleton, and for Lala (Mariel Molino) in particular, who recovers from the harrowing car crash at the end of season 1 only to endure a scandal that forces her to consider entering witness protection and leaving young Gibbs (Austin Stowell) behind.
—Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026
But the symptom vascular specialists pay closest attention to is claudication, which is cramping or pain in the calves while walking that forces you to stop.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
Ida is thrilled with her viral moment — the reel has pulled in over 60,000 viewers — and devastated when her mom forces her to delete it, though for reasons yet unknown to the rest of her family, Nora is too late in stopping its spread.
—Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 22 May 2026
One of its iron laws is that anything that forces employers to raise wages kills jobs.
—Nick Hanauer, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
Still, somewhere in the chaos, an important truth forces you to get clear.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
The report notes that things like advertising IDs, location sharing (which is often enabled by default), and even browser fingerprinting (specifically in Google Chrome) have been used to track US forces deployed to active conflict zones.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
The worst-case scenario would be the path the United States is on, driven by powerful forces and unchecked by any realistic counterforce.
—Bruce Sibley, Time, 29 May 2026
For much of the last two decades, pro-charter forces routinely outspent the teachers union — although both sides spent more than enough to inundate local voters.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The Kremlin sounded the alarm on its deteriorating finances earlier this year, just as its war on Ukraine pivoted dramatically against Russian forces.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 May 2026
But others end up with films in which the dueling forces cancel each other out, working as neither horror nor comedy.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Russian defense authorities stated that the exercises tested operational preparedness, command coordination, and rapid deployment procedures for both strategic and tactical forces.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
Investors have been one of the key driving forces behind this corporate transparency around the financial implications of nature loss.
—Mindy Lubber, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Verb
The program forces major polluters to pay for their share of emissions by buying allowances at auctions or being granted them for free.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
For example, if a stock is ripping higher and the lender wants the shares back, that forces the borrower to buy them back on the open market at the prevailing price.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Ouchi’s work focuses on helping patients articulate their goals and acceptable trade-offs before a crisis forces those decisions under pressure.
—Adaira Landry, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
It's been a busy season for Camp Pendleton, and for Lala (Mariel Molino) in particular, who recovers from the harrowing car crash at the end of season 1 only to endure a scandal that forces her to consider entering witness protection and leaving young Gibbs (Austin Stowell) behind.
—Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026
But the symptom vascular specialists pay closest attention to is claudication, which is cramping or pain in the calves while walking that forces you to stop.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
Ida is thrilled with her viral moment — the reel has pulled in over 60,000 viewers — and devastated when her mom forces her to delete it, though for reasons yet unknown to the rest of her family, Nora is too late in stopping its spread.
—Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 22 May 2026
One of its iron laws is that anything that forces employers to raise wages kills jobs.
—Nick Hanauer, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
Still, somewhere in the chaos, an important truth forces you to get clear.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Noun
The following year, in one of the most notorious incidents of the war, Naxals killed 76 members of the security forces in an ambush in Chhattisgarh.
—Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
The report notes that things like advertising IDs, location sharing (which is often enabled by default), and even browser fingerprinting (specifically in Google Chrome) have been used to track US forces deployed to active conflict zones.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
The worst-case scenario would be the path the United States is on, driven by powerful forces and unchecked by any realistic counterforce.
—Bruce Sibley, Time, 29 May 2026
For much of the last two decades, pro-charter forces routinely outspent the teachers union — although both sides spent more than enough to inundate local voters.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The Kremlin sounded the alarm on its deteriorating finances earlier this year, just as its war on Ukraine pivoted dramatically against Russian forces.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 May 2026
But others end up with films in which the dueling forces cancel each other out, working as neither horror nor comedy.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Russian defense authorities stated that the exercises tested operational preparedness, command coordination, and rapid deployment procedures for both strategic and tactical forces.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
Investors have been one of the key driving forces behind this corporate transparency around the financial implications of nature loss.
—Mindy Lubber, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forces
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This exercise compels you to step out of automatic thinking and broaden your strategic vision.—
Veronica Angela,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The legal agreement also compels TCH to fire multiple physicians who performed these procedures, revoke their privileges, and never hire or credential such doctors.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2026
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The suit, filed on June 1 in the District Court’s Dallas division by Dallas firm Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, claims that the destruction of the mural, designated as Whaling Wall 82, violates the artist’s rights under the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 (VARA).—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
2 June 2026
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What happened Florida on Monday sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging that the company’s AI chatbot violates state consumer protection laws.—
Rafi Schwartz,
TheWeek,
2 June 2026
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Leaders have reinforced that narrative by whittling their workforces in the name of AI.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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India has one of the world's largest merchant navy workforces, with thousands of Indian sailors operating in Gulf shipping lanes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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Opponents to the bills worry the policy puts the administration of lethal drug dosages on the same footing as other forms of treatment, adding new cost-benefit pressures on patients, their doctors, facilities and insurers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Crucially, the strategy also supports diversifying tourism beyond Machu Picchu, encouraging travelers to explore the wider Sacred Valley and surrounding regions, helping distribute economic benefits while reducing overtourism pressures on the sanctuary itself.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The event has its roots in the violent police raid of New York’s Stonewall Inn, a gay bar, on June 28, 1969.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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No charges have been filed as of Monday as police continue their investigation.—
Dan Snyder,
CBS News,
2 June 2026
Noun
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To work around these limitations, epidemiologists in the field have turned to broader-spectrum diagnostic kits and alternative rapid assays, though shortages of testing supplies and the logistical difficulties of operating in remote outbreak regions continue to hamper response efforts.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 May 2026
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The stadium is now used by people seeking shelter from gangs, who now control key routes to and from the capital, choking off vital supplies in the Caribbean nation grappling with a deepening hunger crisis.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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However, the rotation of this filament clearly dominates how the galaxies within it spin, perhaps by funneling hydrogen gas along the dark-matter filament and onto the galaxies in a way that coerces their spin while providing further fuel for star formation.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
4 Dec. 2025
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Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, Ali, a university professor, coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
14 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Through these photos, Dominique Pelicot is not ‘just’ casting an incestuous gaze on me, as was said during the investigation and the Mazan rapes trial.—
TIME,
Time,
7 Apr. 2026
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And when her brother-in-law, Stanley (Marlon Brando), rapes her, her descent into madness was made all the more vivid and believable by Leigh's precise depiction of vulnerability and instability.—
Darren Franich,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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