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as in coercing
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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as in violating
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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Recent Examples of forcing
Three people were stabbed on a Rhode Island beach Tuesday as hundreds of teenagers packed the area, forcing beachgoers to flee.
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Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026
Rather than compounding the advantages of incumbents, Grantham argued on Excess Returns, AI is forcing them into brutal, costly competition with one another.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 May 2026
Nvidia caution The size of this commitment is forcing even those who are betting heavily on a durable AI capex cycle to interrogate some of the underlying assumptions.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Alcaraz injured his wrist at the Barcelona Open last month, forcing him out of the French Open that starts this weekend.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
Royal Caribbean has extended its moratorium on stopping at its private destination in Labadee, Haiti, forcing cruise passengers to wait longer to visit the popular beach and adventure destination.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
The findings reveal that bats possess the intelligence to actively manipulate the physical properties of their acoustic environment to enhance perception, rather than just forcing the brain to work harder.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
The enforcer handcuffed me and shoved me into the same car, again forcing my head between my knees.
—Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
Security cameras showed the moment three masked suspects crept through the backyard of a La Cañada home before forcing their way inside.
—Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026
Rather than compounding the advantages of incumbents, Grantham argued on Excess Returns, AI is forcing them into brutal, costly competition with one another.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 May 2026
Nvidia caution The size of this commitment is forcing even those who are betting heavily on a durable AI capex cycle to interrogate some of the underlying assumptions.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Alcaraz injured his wrist at the Barcelona Open last month, forcing him out of the French Open that starts this weekend.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
Royal Caribbean has extended its moratorium on stopping at its private destination in Labadee, Haiti, forcing cruise passengers to wait longer to visit the popular beach and adventure destination.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
The findings reveal that bats possess the intelligence to actively manipulate the physical properties of their acoustic environment to enhance perception, rather than just forcing the brain to work harder.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
The enforcer handcuffed me and shoved me into the same car, again forcing my head between my knees.
—Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
Security cameras showed the moment three masked suspects crept through the backyard of a La Cañada home before forcing their way inside.
—Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forcing
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The lawsuit also claims officers choked Day and slammed him against a wall, eventually coercing him into confessing to killing Irving and Garcia.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Prior to his 2011 conviction, Jeffs was charged and convicted of being an accomplice to rape in September 2007 after coercing a 14-year-old to marry her 19-year-old cousin, though the ruling was later overturned by the Utah Supreme Court over faulty jury instructions, according to CBS News.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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Twenty defendants — including guards on duty while McElroy was in labor, a nurse, a physician’s assistant and the county sheriff, who runs the jail — are named in the complaint and accused of violating her constitutional rights.—
Abigail Brooks,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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Former mayoral candidate Paul Vallas is being fined $214,000 for violating campaign finance rules by accepting excessive contributions from people who were doing business with the city, the Chicago Board of Ethics announced yesterday.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Her new perspective gazes at us directly, compelling us to meet her eye.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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For two months, Democrats have forced a series of votes aimed at compelling the Administration to either wind down the conflict or seek authorization.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
30 Apr. 2026
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On April 12, former congressman Swalwell, 45, suspended his campaign for governor of California after multiple women accused him of inappropriate behavior ranging from sending lewd, unwanted messages to drugging, raping and choking them.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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The four-parter includes in-depth interviews with people close to Combs, from childhood friends to business associates, as well as Joi Dickerson-Neal, who accused the rapper-actor-mogul of drugging and raping her in the 1990s.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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The unions argue that carrying out permanent layoffs during a funding lapse violates the Antideficiency Act, which bars agencies from obligating funds without congressional authorization, and exceeds executive authority under the Administrative Procedure Act.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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This document, signed by a sponsor, is a legally enforceable contract obligating the sponsor to support the immigrant and prevent them from relying on public aid.—
Daniel Shoer Roth,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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They are accused of using several ruses to force their way into people’s homes, assaulting unsuspecting residents and holding them hostage for their own money, and demanding access to their crypto accounts.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Cole Allen, who was shackled and wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, pleaded not guilty to attempting to assassinate the president of the United States, discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence, transporting a firearm across state lines and assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Jake Gibson,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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The incident triggered a fire alarm, obliging the entire French delegation — some of whom were still in their pyjamas — to evacuate the building.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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In civil aerospace, for example, Rolls is benefiting as manufacturers Airbus and Boeing struggle to deliver new aircraft at the pace the market requires — obliging airlines to keep flying old planes (and their engines) for longer.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2026
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Trump will almost certainly ask Xi for help pressuring Iran, ramping up exports of rare-earth minerals and increasing purchases of US goods – all while threatening to raise tariffs on China.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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The outposts were accused of monitoring, harassing or pressuring Chinese nationals living abroad, in some cases allegedly attempting to coerce individuals to return to China.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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“Forcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forcing. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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