as in inevitably
because of necessity
we must, perforce, deal with this issue immediately, as procrastination is not an option
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Recent Examples of perforce
Harder, because both were (or still are, in Bissinger’s case) received in the world as heterosexual, successful, wealthy white men—an armor whose cracking is perforce traumatic, shameful, and almost always hidden.
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Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2019
Someone who loses his career is perforce no longer in an alliance with the employer.
—Lidija Haas, The New Republic, 1 July 2019
Take the Best Revival of a Musical category, which this year will perforce be a showdown between Cole Porter’s Kiss Me Kate and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
—Adam Green, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2019
The search zone is the creation of the ATSB, and is perforce somewhat arbitrary.
—Bucky McMahon, Esquire, 14 Sep. 2015
What might be called the Falstaff question—is this man a harmless buffoon, or a dangerous threat to the world order?—has, perforce, become a national preoccupation.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 2 May 2016
This man is perforce a tyrant, and the people cease to owe him allegiance.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 31 July 2014
Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2019
Someone who loses his career is perforce no longer in an alliance with the employer.
—Lidija Haas, The New Republic, 1 July 2019
Take the Best Revival of a Musical category, which this year will perforce be a showdown between Cole Porter’s Kiss Me Kate and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
—Adam Green, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2019
The search zone is the creation of the ATSB, and is perforce somewhat arbitrary.
—Bucky McMahon, Esquire, 14 Sep. 2015
What might be called the Falstaff question—is this man a harmless buffoon, or a dangerous threat to the world order?—has, perforce, become a national preoccupation.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 2 May 2016
This man is perforce a tyrant, and the people cease to owe him allegiance.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 31 July 2014
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perforce
Adverb
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Workers who have become accustomed to AI in the workplace will inevitably weave AI into their personal lives as well.—
Marco Santos,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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For these daughters—and, inevitably, for their readers—the images call to mind the forces that constrained their mothers’ lives, the sacrifices made on their children’s behalf, and time’s swift, inexorable passage.—
Sophia Stewart,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
Adverb
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However, tech founders are, necessarily, laser-focused on building the new technology that will become the foundation of their companies.—
Karen Cashion,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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As of this last week, Trump’s approval rating among 1,500 American adults (not all voters, necessarily) was deemed to be 41%.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2025
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“Perforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perforce. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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