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Recent Examples of forcible
Authorities say the men have been arrested on suspicion of forcible obstruction of business.
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Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Another survey from mid-2025 commissioned by Pennsylvania State University, conducted by Geocartography, an Israeli polling firm, and published by liberal newspaper Haaretz, showed that 82% of Israeli Jews supported the forcible expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza.
—Shira Pinson, NBC news, 17 May 2026
In California, a jury in 2023 found Weinstein guilty of three counts — forcible rape, forcible oral copulation and penetration by foreign object — against Jane Doe 1.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
The man was booked into San Diego Central Jail on suspicion of performing a forcible lewd act on a person under age 14.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
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Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Another survey from mid-2025 commissioned by Pennsylvania State University, conducted by Geocartography, an Israeli polling firm, and published by liberal newspaper Haaretz, showed that 82% of Israeli Jews supported the forcible expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza.
—Shira Pinson, NBC news, 17 May 2026
In California, a jury in 2023 found Weinstein guilty of three counts — forcible rape, forcible oral copulation and penetration by foreign object — against Jane Doe 1.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
The man was booked into San Diego Central Jail on suspicion of performing a forcible lewd act on a person under age 14.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 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
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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 22 Jun. 2026.
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