forcibly
Americanadverb
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using power or strength, especially violent physical power.
A man leapt onto the platform, shouting and waving an umbrella, and security guards had to forcibly remove him.
The organization continues to provide safe asylum and protection to forcibly displaced people around the world.
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strongly or convincingly.
With this particularly active hurricane season, coastal communities are being forcibly reminded of their vulnerability.
The writer argues, very forcibly, that a cyber war will not take place.
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The main test measured how much air a child could forcibly breathe out in one second after a big breath in.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
He is one of 1,087 people who the United Kingdom has forcibly returned to France, as part of a so-called "one in, one out" deal with France.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Then, last weekend, Wangchuk—who was supposed to lead a march to Parliament on Monday—was forcibly moved to a government hospital by police.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
The exodus and the ageing of the ethnic Slavic population -- many descendants of people forcibly resettled there in the Soviet era -- and the lack of economic prospects are all driving the internal migration.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
It flies down the rocky stream bed and forcibly cracks against a boulder.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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