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Recent Examples of forcible
Sergio Esquivel-Aguilar, 19, was charged with felony counts of forcible rape, forcible oral copulation, and second-degree robbery, as well as two misdemeanor gun possession counts.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
Betancourt has 10 prior arrests, including for strangulation, petit larceny, assault on a police officer and forcible touching.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
Hajime has also signed on to a controversial redevelopment of one of Tokyo’s city parks, an ambitious exercise in cutting-edge urban design that will also entail the forcible removal of a large group of unhoused people.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
Sarabia, 41, pleaded no contest to charges of forcible rape, lewd acts with a minor under 14, kidnapping and forcible oral copulation.
—Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
Betancourt has 10 prior arrests, including for strangulation, petit larceny, assault on a police officer and forcible touching.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
Hajime has also signed on to a controversial redevelopment of one of Tokyo’s city parks, an ambitious exercise in cutting-edge urban design that will also entail the forcible removal of a large group of unhoused people.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
Sarabia, 41, pleaded no contest to charges of forcible rape, lewd acts with a minor under 14, kidnapping and forcible oral copulation.
—Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forcible
Adjective
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The forceful personality was on full display on a July night when her team turned in its worst performance of the 2025 season.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Still, his language has become more forceful in recent days, sparking ire from Democratic leadership in the city.—
Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
10 Aug. 2025
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Google has also begun rolling out two powerful filters for album searches.—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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But her flat intonation and vocal fry are perfectly suited to Marvel’s campy critical misfire, playing a demure yet powerful teenager who’s taken under the wing of Dakota Johnson’s equally spacey Cassie.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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Her journey captures exactly what's making TikTok Shop such a potent engine for indie retailers: discoverability, community, and authentic human connection.—
Catherine Erdly,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The Wall Street Journal reports the drug is so potent, even trace amounts can be fatal — and it’s already caused at least 400 deaths in the U.K.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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These ultra-compact binoculars are small but mighty.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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But this mighty American consumer has slow seasons, and the summer of 2025 appears to be one of them.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
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These can lead to blindness, light sensitivity, cough, shortness of breath, and muscular weakness.4 IgA pemphigus causes eruptions of itchy and painful blisters that appear in circles or clusters on your skin.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
10 Aug. 2025
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The director’s many fans are anticipating his signature blend of muscular craftsmanship, elegant mise-en-scène, psychological intensity and moral ambiguity.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Forcible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forcible. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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