a force to be reckoned with
noun phrase
: someone who is strong and cannot be ignored
When he won his first three matches, the other players realized that he was a force to be reckoned with.
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That women ‘of a certain age’ aren’t a force to be reckoned with.
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Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2025
The Olympian has been a force to be reckoned with since his time as a collegiate athlete.
—Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
The Grizzlies fell to the eventual defending champion, the Golden State Warriors, that season, but there was hope the team would be a force to be reckoned with.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, in her native country, Emilia’s a force to be reckoned with.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2025
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Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2025
The Olympian has been a force to be reckoned with since his time as a collegiate athlete.
—Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
The Grizzlies fell to the eventual defending champion, the Golden State Warriors, that season, but there was hope the team would be a force to be reckoned with.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, in her native country, Emilia’s a force to be reckoned with.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2025
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“A force to be reckoned with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20force%20to%20be%20reckoned%20with. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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