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Recent Examples of forcible
Hamber and Cooney were arrested later that month and charged with assault, forcible confinement, and criminal negligence causing bodily harm after police investigated the boy's claims.
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Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
Masterson was found guilty on two counts of forcible rape in May 2023, and a jury was hung on a third charge during the trial after the seven men and five women deliberated for eight days.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 17 Nov. 2025
The effect of deportation, from a Palestinian perspective Palestinian human rights advocates criticize the deportations, which prisoners agreed to under conditions of imprisonment, as forcible displacement.
—Shir David, NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
Court records show Sophie was charged with two counts of burglary, criminal trespassing, simple assault and rape forcible compulsion.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
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Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
Masterson was found guilty on two counts of forcible rape in May 2023, and a jury was hung on a third charge during the trial after the seven men and five women deliberated for eight days.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 17 Nov. 2025
The effect of deportation, from a Palestinian perspective Palestinian human rights advocates criticize the deportations, which prisoners agreed to under conditions of imprisonment, as forcible displacement.
—Shir David, NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
Court records show Sophie was charged with two counts of burglary, criminal trespassing, simple assault and rape forcible compulsion.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forcible
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This experience gave us the first glimpse of how Bad Bunny would become an especially forceful voice in contemporary Puerto Rico.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
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But Pretti’s killing led Democrats to be more forceful in their opposition.—
Ana Ceballos,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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All of Russia is centered around Putin’s rule, and Putin is represented as the powerful male leader upon whose shoulders Russian greatness rests.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Jan. 2026
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And yet some of Rieder’s prior comments on Trump policy priorities, his lack of government experience and political donations to Trump critics could work against his candidacy for the powerful position.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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One of the strongest counters to a potent pass rush is a steady run game.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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With Minnesota leading by four and 1 minute, 10 seconds to play, Edwards got lackadaisical in his off-ball defense while guarding Chicago’s most potent scorer, Coby White.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
23 Jan. 2026
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Puka Nacua had 19 catches for 300 yards in the two games — the most yards by any player against any single opponent across the league all season — and the mighty Seahawks defense also didn’t sack Matthew Stafford once.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Small but mighty, this small space heater delivers a heat output worthy of much larger machines.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
23 Jan. 2026
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Some research shows that whole-body vibration can also help a little with certain aspects of athletic performance, like muscular strength and power and range of motion.—
Jennifer Heimlich,
Time,
23 Jan. 2026
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The unapologetically lurid tale of two families locked in an ever-complex cat’s cradle of class resentments and adulterous power plays also swarms with queen bees and jaw-droppingly muscular men that feel straight out of the Real Housewives playbook.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Forcible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forcible. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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