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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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The deals made the Rangers deeper, but Keenan’s forceful nature began to sour the GM-coach relationship.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Her famously forceful ground strokes were painting the lines.—
Rob Haskell,
Vogue,
18 May 2026
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Third, tech oligarchs’ platforms have become increasingly powerful relative to the public infrastructures of states, since the latter have become utterly dependent on the former, even at the level of national security.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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For many creatives, the fear of being ‘cancelled’ or blacklisted from the industry is often more powerful than their fear of remaining in an abusive environment.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
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Formaldehyde often forms when methane, a potent planet-heating gas, is destroyed in the atmosphere.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Those chips pack the desirable, potent Intel Arc B390 graphics.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Indigenous soldiers captured numerous settlers as the British struggled to subdue this mighty alliance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Scientists may have finally solved the riddle of Tyrannosaurus rex’s small arms, which have always stood out as the oddest feature in the mightiest of dinosaurs, prompting jokes and a century-plus debate on their purpose and evolutionary history.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
25 May 2026
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Rumbello explains that this dual approach is intended to address the underlying muscular response.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Burcaw, who co-runs the popular Squirmy and Grubs YouTube channel, recounts his life with spinal muscular atrophy in this heartfelt memoir.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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“Forcible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forcible. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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