as in voluntary
done, made, or given with one's own free will
the participation of the people on the project must be unforced, or it really isn't a volunteer effort
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Recent Examples of unforced
And then there was the unforced error for a player that’s been so good, so often — the Wembanyama pass to Castle’s back forcing the Spurs to foul Brunson and send him to the line for the game-winning free throw.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
7 June 2026
Staying focused and avoiding unforced errors is one of the keys to being successful.
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Andrew Dampf,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
Board members conducting sensitive business over personal Gmail is an unforced vulnerability that requires a policy memo, not a budget line.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
Keys managed just 11 points in the decisive third set and committed 50 unforced errors against 27 winners.
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Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unforced
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
7 June 2026
Staying focused and avoiding unforced errors is one of the keys to being successful.
—
Andrew Dampf,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
Board members conducting sensitive business over personal Gmail is an unforced vulnerability that requires a policy memo, not a budget line.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
Keys managed just 11 points in the decisive third set and committed 50 unforced errors against 27 winners.
—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unforced
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforced
Adjective
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The reason is that the administration has shrunk the requirements for reports of immunization from states, changing the reports from mandated to voluntary.
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Without control of committee gavels — and the subpoena power that comes with them — legislative inquiries from the Hill minority generally rely on the voluntary compliance from their targets to produce documents or testimony.
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Within the past couple of years, the group has become a part of Arrowhead Kingdom, an all-volunteer national network of Chiefs fan groups.
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That’s noteworthy for a show based at a high-school auditorium in Litchfield and run by a staff that is almost entirely volunteer, including the show’s star and its producer.
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And until organizations are willing to ask structural questions rather than people questions, the condition will persist — well-documented, carefully measured, and entirely unresolved.
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But so far, shoppers don't appear willing to abandon their summer grilling traditions.
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“Unforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unforced. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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