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Recent Examples of forcible
The man was booked into San Diego Central Jail on suspicion of performing a forcible lewd act on a person under age 14.
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
He was charged with felony forcible penetration by use of a foreign object and is expected to stand trial next month.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2026
The jury also found that Esperanza-Pacheco committed a forcible lewd act upon a child during the commission of a first-degree residential burglary, prosecutors said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
The minor from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will initially be charged as an adult, as is required by Iowa law for forcible felony charges against an individual aged 16 or older, said Rachel Zimmermann Smith, Johnson County attorney.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
He was charged with felony forcible penetration by use of a foreign object and is expected to stand trial next month.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2026
The jury also found that Esperanza-Pacheco committed a forcible lewd act upon a child during the commission of a first-degree residential burglary, prosecutors said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
The minor from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will initially be charged as an adult, as is required by Iowa law for forcible felony charges against an individual aged 16 or older, said Rachel Zimmermann Smith, Johnson County attorney.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forcible
Adjective
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Those attacks prompted a forceful Israeli response targeting Lebanon.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Following Weinstein's forceful awards campaign for the film, The Piano won three Academy Awards, including Best Original Screenplay for Campion.—
Sharareh Drury,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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Labour’s powerful National Executive Committee, which blocked a previous attempt by Burnham to run for parliament, cleared him to stand.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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But Algeria, ranked 28th in the world, entered the tournament with high hopes and one of African soccer’s most potent attacks.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Tucker said people use it to get high, and it is believed to be 25–50% as potent as fentanyl.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
Adjective
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The golden mussel is tiny but mighty, multiplying fast and nearly impossible to get rid of.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Initial crowds were eager to watch the twisty conspiracy thriller on the biggest and brightest screens, with premium large formats representing a mighty 48% of grosses.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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From their beginnings in the early 1990s, Failure have attracted admirers to their muscular, celestial sound, including Tool’s Maynard James Keenan and Paramore’s Hayley Williams.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
16 June 2026
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His torso and thighs grow eye-poppingly muscular beneath their skimpy fur-and-leather togs—a development that does not go unnoticed by a warrior named Red Hair, who plucks the young hunk from his post and tosses him into the prime time of the gladiator pit.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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“Forcible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forcible. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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