as in voluntary
done, made, or given with one's own free will
the participation of the people on the project must be unforced, or it really isn't a volunteer effort
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Recent Examples of unforced
Anisimova made 15 unforced errors in the first set against 13 winners.
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Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
But unforced errors would come back to haunt her.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
By the end, Anisimova had nearly twice as many winners as Sabalenka, 22-13, and nearly twice as many unforced errors, too, 29-15.
—Howard Fendrich, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Unlike tennis players, writers can correct their unforced errors.
—Thomas Swick
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
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Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
But unforced errors would come back to haunt her.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
By the end, Anisimova had nearly twice as many winners as Sabalenka, 22-13, and nearly twice as many unforced errors, too, 29-15.
—Howard Fendrich, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Unlike tennis players, writers can correct their unforced errors.
—Thomas Swick
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unforced
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforced
Adjective
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What to Know Several companies have issued voluntary recalls of shrimp products suspected of possible Cs-137 contamination.—
Matt Cannon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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What’s desperately needed, Sisti said, are comprehensive investments in mental health — Housing First programs, funding to build up a mental health care workforce, and an easily accessible and coordinated system of voluntary treatment that prevents people from deteriorating on the streets.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Within the past couple of years, the group has become a part of Arrowhead Kingdom, an all-volunteer national network of Chiefs fan groups.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2023
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That’s noteworthy for a show based at a high-school auditorium in Litchfield and run by a staff that is almost entirely volunteer, including the show’s star and its producer.—
Susan Dunne,
Hartford Courant,
18 Aug. 2022
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Democrats and Republicans in Congress have been playing the blame game this week, accusing the other of not being willing to negotiate.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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One can make the case that many voters are also willing to be selective in their vision—the right’s defense of free speech gathered steam despite the Republican Party suffering from even more seemingly intractable internal contradictions on the issue.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Unforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unforced. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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