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Recent Examples of forcible
But the forcible dispossession and displacement of Palestinians, the deprivation of their basic rights, has been a hallmark of the Zionist movement and of Israeli governments.
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Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Palestinians and much of the international community view it as forcible expulsion.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Prosecutors said a jury on April 10 found Barry guilty of committing forcible rape, four counts of committing a lewd act upon a child and two counts of violating a court order.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The rise in returnees, sometimes by forcible deportation, is being fueled by growing insecurity and regional tensions.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Palestinians and much of the international community view it as forcible expulsion.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Prosecutors said a jury on April 10 found Barry guilty of committing forcible rape, four counts of committing a lewd act upon a child and two counts of violating a court order.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The rise in returnees, sometimes by forcible deportation, is being fueled by growing insecurity and regional tensions.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forcible
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Pope Leo expresses concern Pope Leo, who typically refrains from speaking off the cuff, expressed unusually forceful concern about the consequences of Israel's strike in Qatar.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Yet Antonia isn’t fragile; her forceful imagination bends the others to her will.—
Jillian Steinhauer,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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At each camp, the team leaves behind a small but powerful item, a red card that explains what to do during encounters with immigration officials.—
David Rodriguez Muñoz,
Freep.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Other than making sure police are contacted, workers are instructed to take safety precautions and make sure that families understand the risk involved with the highly potent illicit drug.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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The most demanding users would probably like a more potent machine, like some of the larger options here, but the Blade 14 can largely serve as your mobile media-crunching PC when needed, and normal productivity tasks are mere snacks for it.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
7 Sep. 2025
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Only a band as mighty as the Jonas Brothers would be able to reunite Fifth Harmony.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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David Gilmour’s 2024 Luck and Strange Concerts tour was definitely one of the most memorable classic rock treks of recent years, showcasing one of the greatest guitarists of all time performing from both the Pink Floyd songbook and his own mighty solo catalog.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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The same can be said of Mescal, who’s already parlayed playing men of muscular physique and melancholy dispositions into above-the-title movie stardom.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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The prose is ecstatic and freaky and muscular.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Forcible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forcible. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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