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as in compels
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
the public outcry from the scandal forced the mayor to resign road construction forced them to take an alternate route
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2
as in violates
to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent
was accused of forcing a woman
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as in workforces
a body of persons at work or available for work
the entire force of the shipyard will be needed to get this government order done on time
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as in pressures
the use of power to impose one's will on another
a cruel tyrant who disbanded the parliament and ruled by force
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as in police
a body of officers of the law
the police detective retired after 23 years on the force
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as in supplies
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time
the great debate during the Cold War was whether the nation's missile force was adequate
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Recent Examples of forces
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Andy’s diagnosis pulled her back overnight—a common reality for glioblastoma families, since the disease often forces patients to stop working.
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Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
The Supreme Court on Thursday let stand a lower-court order that forces former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge to either disclose a confidential source or pay $800 a day in court sanctions.
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Julian Mark,
Washington Post,
2 July 2026
The standoff forces the platform to weigh compliance against a potentially expanding pattern of government control over social media — a tension that has also characterized India’s years-long friction with X over content-takedown orders.
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Anisha Sircar,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Plus, all of the songs put you in a nearly hypnotic trance that forces you to count in your head or tap your foot along to the beats.
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Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
2 July 2026
Texture is paramount here; Gardner prefers a rib that forces your jaws to work a bit.
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Joseph Hernandez,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
The structure forces you to stay invested, which can help people avoid emotional decisions, like selling early, Davidoff said.
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Julian Torres,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
As a hot sleeper, there’s nothing that can ruin a good night of sleep more than bedding that traps heat and forces me to toss and turn all night.
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Jamie Weissman,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
Kyiv’s forces have especially targeted supplies to Crimea, triggering the worst fuel crisis on the Black Sea peninsula since it was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014 and delivering a blow to the Kremlin’s narrative that Moscow is winning the war.
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Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
The next step was to join forces at Québec to take that city and thus the province.
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Sarah M.s. Pearsall,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
At the same time, Black consumers have become one of the most influential forces in the beauty industry.
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Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Finland also briefly issued a temporary aviation restriction zone in the eastern Gulf of Finland, its defence forces said.
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Gleb Garanich,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
The Tarrant County Boys & Girls Club has officially joined forces with Clayton Youth Enrichment, according to a press release from The Tarrant County Boys and Girls Club.
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Mary Ella Hastings
july 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 July 2026
Products range from hemophilia medications to hemostatic patches used by military forces to stop battlefield bleeding.
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John Marks,
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2026
Barely six months ago, US special forces seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas in a daring and deadly raid.
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Osmary Hernández,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Verb
This forces the lower esophageal sphincter, the valve between the esophagus and the stomach, to open and close rapidly in succession.
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Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Andy’s diagnosis pulled her back overnight—a common reality for glioblastoma families, since the disease often forces patients to stop working.
—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
The Supreme Court on Thursday let stand a lower-court order that forces former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge to either disclose a confidential source or pay $800 a day in court sanctions.
—
Julian Mark,
Washington Post,
2 July 2026
The standoff forces the platform to weigh compliance against a potentially expanding pattern of government control over social media — a tension that has also characterized India’s years-long friction with X over content-takedown orders.
—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Plus, all of the songs put you in a nearly hypnotic trance that forces you to count in your head or tap your foot along to the beats.
—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
2 July 2026
Texture is paramount here; Gardner prefers a rib that forces your jaws to work a bit.
—
Joseph Hernandez,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
The structure forces you to stay invested, which can help people avoid emotional decisions, like selling early, Davidoff said.
—
Julian Torres,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
As a hot sleeper, there’s nothing that can ruin a good night of sleep more than bedding that traps heat and forces me to toss and turn all night.
—
Jamie Weissman,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
Noun
Finland also briefly issued a temporary aviation restriction zone in the eastern Gulf of Finland, its defense forces said.
—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
Kyiv’s forces have especially targeted supplies to Crimea, triggering the worst fuel crisis on the Black Sea peninsula since it was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014 and delivering a blow to the Kremlin’s narrative that Moscow is winning the war.
—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
The next step was to join forces at Québec to take that city and thus the province.
—
Sarah M.s. Pearsall,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
At the same time, Black consumers have become one of the most influential forces in the beauty industry.
—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Finland also briefly issued a temporary aviation restriction zone in the eastern Gulf of Finland, its defence forces said.
—
Gleb Garanich,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
The Tarrant County Boys & Girls Club has officially joined forces with Clayton Youth Enrichment, according to a press release from The Tarrant County Boys and Girls Club.
—
Mary Ella Hastings
july 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 July 2026
Products range from hemophilia medications to hemostatic patches used by military forces to stop battlefield bleeding.
—
John Marks,
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2026
Barely six months ago, US special forces seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas in a daring and deadly raid.
—
Osmary Hernández,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forces
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This ruling compels companies to confront systemic biases embedded in their hiring data, rather than solely blaming technology.
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When systemic failures persist, lawsuits are the catalyst that compels meaningful reform and protects children who cannot protect themselves.
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Filing a false immigration claim violates anti-fraud statues, according to DHS General Counsel James Percival, and those who file them should be held accountable, according to a memo from Percival and reviewed by ABC News.
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In 2022, a federal judge ruled that the state law violates Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act.
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Aging populations, multilingual workforces, hearing differences, cognitive diversity, changing communication preferences, and evolving customer expectations are now part of the operating environment for nearly every business.
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The pay ratio figures show the gap between CEOs and their workforces has widened every year since 2022.
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Ciletti said the pressures on retail grocers have been mounting.
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While the central bank has its own favorite metric courtesy of the Commerce Department, the public data base is rife with other gauges of how price pressures are best viewed.
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In the Independence standoff in the 700 block of Brookside Avenue at what police believed to be Sanchez-Munoz’s primary residence, firefighters had to put out a blaze in the house, but the man was not located there.
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Six people were on board the plane, including one person who was killed in the incident, police said.
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The shipment includes emergency health kits for urgent medical care, including supplies for safe births, newborn care, disease prevention and treatment, according to the United Nations.
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At donation centers across Miami-Dade County, members of the Venezuelan community are collecting supplies for victims while anxiously waiting for news from home.
Verb
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However, the rotation of this filament clearly dominates how the galaxies within it spin, perhaps by funneling hydrogen gas along the dark-matter filament and onto the galaxies in a way that coerces their spin while providing further fuel for star formation.
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Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, Ali, a university professor, coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance.
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Through these photos, Dominique Pelicot is not ‘just’ casting an incestuous gaze on me, as was said during the investigation and the Mazan rapes trial.
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And when her brother-in-law, Stanley (Marlon Brando), rapes her, her descent into madness was made all the more vivid and believable by Leigh's precise depiction of vulnerability and instability.
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“Forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forces. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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