forcible

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Recent Examples of forcible But the forcible dispossession and displacement of Palestinians, the deprivation of their basic rights, has been a hallmark of the Zionist movement and of Israeli governments. Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025 Palestinians and much of the international community view it as forcible expulsion. Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025 Prosecutors said a jury on April 10 found Barry guilty of committing forcible rape, four counts of committing a lewd act upon a child and two counts of violating a court order. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025 The rise in returnees, sometimes by forcible deportation, is being fueled by growing insecurity and regional tensions. Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for forcible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forcible
Adjective
  • However, his dominant display at EuroBasket is a forceful reminder to teams around the Association of his potential impact in the playoffs.
    Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The drug reduces the forceful heart muscle contractions linked to the condition, Cytokinetics said.
    Bhanvi Satija, Reuters, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • At each camp, the team leaves behind a small but powerful item, a red card that explains what to do during encounters with immigration officials.
    David Rodriguez Muñoz, Freep.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Other than making sure police are contacted, workers are instructed to take safety precautions and make sure that families understand the risk involved with the highly potent illicit drug.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The most demanding users would probably like a more potent machine, like some of the larger options here, but the Blade 14 can largely serve as your mobile media-crunching PC when needed, and normal productivity tasks are mere snacks for it.
    Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But signing leading players from Forest, Villa, Brentford, Stuttgart and the mighty Milan in one transfer window looks pretty significant, too.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal’s coastal capital, is built across seven mighty hills that tumble toward the Tagus River.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The same can be said of Mescal, who’s already parlayed playing men of muscular physique and melancholy dispositions into above-the-title movie stardom.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The prose is ecstatic and freaky and muscular.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Forcible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forcible. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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