1
: compelled by force or necessity : involuntary
a forced landing
2
: done or produced with effort, exertion, or pressure
a forced laugh
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Examples of forced in a Sentence
forced payment of membership dues
wasn't thrilled with the suggestion and so responded with a forced smile
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Biden supports a forced sale of TikTok but has not called for a ban of the app, his top science advisor said at Semafor's World Economy Summit last week.
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Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
But many of these laws focus on prohibiting forced conversion, including by threat of violence, invoking divine displeasure, and promising social ostracism if somebody refuses to convert.
—Arundhati Katju, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2020
Responding officers found forced entry was made through the front glass door of the store, police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2024
Moore made 19 starts over eight seasons with the Patriots and Browns and totaled 173 tackles, three interceptions and two forced fumbles.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2024
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Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
But many of these laws focus on prohibiting forced conversion, including by threat of violence, invoking divine displeasure, and promising social ostracism if somebody refuses to convert.
—Arundhati Katju, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2020
Responding officers found forced entry was made through the front glass door of the store, police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2024
Moore made 19 starts over eight seasons with the Patriots and Browns and totaled 173 tackles, three interceptions and two forced fumbles.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2024
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“Forced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forced. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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forced
adjective
ˈfō(ə)rst 
ˈfȯ(ə)rst
1
: caused or brought about by force or necessity : involuntary
made a forced landing
2
: done or produced with effort
a forced laugh
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