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Alexander William Schecter, 26, was charged with kidnapping to commit another crime, first-degree residential robbery, two counts of forcible oral copulation and forcible rape, all of which are felonies, according to a news release shared by the DA's Office.
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The residential robbery and forcible oral copulation charges are also from this incident, according to court records.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
Seals ultimately pleaded guilty to two counts of forcible touching and was sentenced to 45 days in jail and six years’ probation, authorities said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
In its latest report, Human Rights Watch said Israel's tactics of forcible displacement and deliberate targeting of civilians in Lebanon risk violating international law and constitute war crimes.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The residential robbery and forcible oral copulation charges are also from this incident, according to court records.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
Seals ultimately pleaded guilty to two counts of forcible touching and was sentenced to 45 days in jail and six years’ probation, authorities said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
In its latest report, Human Rights Watch said Israel's tactics of forcible displacement and deliberate targeting of civilians in Lebanon risk violating international law and constitute war crimes.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forcible
Adjective
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The helmets, made with unfixed chalk, were visually forceful but materially fragile, holding protection and vulnerability in the same frame.—
Emilie Hardman,
JSTOR Daily,
6 May 2026
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Yet Obama was an early and forceful critic of that tendency.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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The powerful monetary incentives provided to our politicians and their PACs have compelled legislative compliance to their global agenda.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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The company said powerful AI systems require enormous computing resources, most of which still depend on chips designed by American and allied firms.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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Still, this is one of the NFL’s most potent and prominent rivalries.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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Nowhere is that more apparent than with Septimus, whose story comes to us in potent fits and starts.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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Colorado is still a favorite to win the Stanley Cup, but this series is 2-1, and Minnesota may have found a blueprint for beating the mighty Avs.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Via one of popular music’s most stratospherically elevating climaxes, the song shifts into gospel overdrive with the explosive entrance of disco’s mightiest, most visceral vocalist, Loleatta Holloway.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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When Misiorowski pitches, his muscular legs take a long stride down the mound, and then his skinny right arm, which is as loose as a whip, follows.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Lou’s muscular body is always clad in unironed clothes.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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“Forcible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forcible. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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