as in inevitably
because of necessity
we must, perforce, deal with this issue immediately, as procrastination is not an option
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Recent Examples of perforce
Harder, because both were (or still are, in Bissinger’s case) received in the world as heterosexual, successful, wealthy white men—an armor whose cracking is perforce traumatic, shameful, and almost always hidden.
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Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2019
Someone who loses his career is perforce no longer in an alliance with the employer.
—Lidija Haas, The New Republic, 1 July 2019
Take the Best Revival of a Musical category, which this year will perforce be a showdown between Cole Porter’s Kiss Me Kate and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
—Adam Green, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2019
The search zone is the creation of the ATSB, and is perforce somewhat arbitrary.
—Bucky McMahon, Esquire, 14 Sep. 2015
What might be called the Falstaff question—is this man a harmless buffoon, or a dangerous threat to the world order?—has, perforce, become a national preoccupation.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 2 May 2016
This man is perforce a tyrant, and the people cease to owe him allegiance.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 31 July 2014
Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2019
Someone who loses his career is perforce no longer in an alliance with the employer.
—Lidija Haas, The New Republic, 1 July 2019
Take the Best Revival of a Musical category, which this year will perforce be a showdown between Cole Porter’s Kiss Me Kate and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
—Adam Green, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2019
The search zone is the creation of the ATSB, and is perforce somewhat arbitrary.
—Bucky McMahon, Esquire, 14 Sep. 2015
What might be called the Falstaff question—is this man a harmless buffoon, or a dangerous threat to the world order?—has, perforce, become a national preoccupation.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 2 May 2016
This man is perforce a tyrant, and the people cease to owe him allegiance.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 31 July 2014
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perforce
Adverb
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The debate had a round of questions dedicated to Israel and rising antisemitism—a segment that inevitably put Mamdani, the only Muslim candidate, who has called Israel’s war in Gaza a genocide, in the spotlight.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
13 June 2025
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The use of federal military personnel in the context of law enforcement operations should be a last resort to avoid the politicization of the military, which inevitably erodes public trust, impacts recruitment, and undermines troop morale.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
Adverb
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There are ways to avoid getting clattered by this most painful of items without having to necessarily let someone overtake you.—
Kris Holt,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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But that also doesn’t mean that copacetic necessarily is the way to go, either.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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“Perforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perforce. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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