forced
Americanadjective
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enforced or compulsory.
forced labor.
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strained, unnatural, or affected.
a forced smile.
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subjected to force.
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required by circumstances; emergency.
a forced landing of an airplane.
adjective
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done because of force; compulsory
forced labour
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false or unnatural
a forced smile
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due to an emergency or necessity
a forced landing
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physics caused by an external agency
a forced vibration
a forced draught
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Nancy Iskander told jurors that she was crossing a road with her three sons when she was forced to grab her youngest son and dive to avoid being hit by a black Mercedes SUV.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Some were reportedly forced to turn to lawyers to help recover the money, incurring additional costs.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
As two Black women burned by the fire and forced to live in its flames, Racine and Anaia are understandably fatigued.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
“We were forced, from a local Beijing church, to be a national church,” said Geng Pengpeng, whose husband, another pastor at Zion, was also arrested last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
“No, Hesterfowl, I have no eyeball behind this monocle. See? The monocle is”—he grimaced, for this was the second time this week he’d been forced to say it—“decorative.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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