1
: compelled by force or necessity : involuntary
a forced landing
2
: done or produced with effort, exertion, or pressure
a forced laugh
Examples of forced in a Sentence
forced payment of membership dues
wasn't thrilled with the suggestion and so responded with a forced smile
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In 2023, Salvati played at Texas’ Kilgore College, collecting 29 tackles with seven sacks and two forced fumbles.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
The 6-foot-5, 283-pound prospect had a breakthrough year in 2024, tallying 43 pressures, 4 1/2 sacks and two forced fumbles.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Expect that phase to take a great deal of time: The European Commission came to a similar conclusion about Google’s display-ads business in June 2023, but that case has yet to result in forced spinoffs.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
The wealth of Maryland — like much of the United States — was built, in part, on the forced labor of enslaved Africans.
—C. Anthony Muse, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2025
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
The 6-foot-5, 283-pound prospect had a breakthrough year in 2024, tallying 43 pressures, 4 1/2 sacks and two forced fumbles.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Expect that phase to take a great deal of time: The European Commission came to a similar conclusion about Google’s display-ads business in June 2023, but that case has yet to result in forced spinoffs.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
The wealth of Maryland — like much of the United States — was built, in part, on the forced labor of enslaved Africans.
—C. Anthony Muse, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Forced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forced. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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forced
adjective
ˈfō(ə)rst 
ˈfȯ(ə)rst
1
: caused or brought about by force or necessity : involuntary
made a forced landing
2
: done or produced with effort
a forced laugh
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