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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Safe teams protect patients—unsafe ones inevitably burn out.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Replacing Donnarumma inevitably means replacing one of the best shot-stoppers in the game.—
Matt Pyzdrowski,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Millions of people were given a reason to use contactless payments seamlessly and necessarily.—
Mustafa Khanwala,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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With just three OPCs in the U.S., Marra added that studies about the effects of overdose prevention centers in this country are necessarily limited.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Perforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perforce. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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