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Recent Examples of forcible
He was convicted of forcible touching of the intimate parts of an 11-year-old victim by the Kings County Supreme Court in Brooklyn on Sept. 20, 2024.
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Greg Norman, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
The coroner who performed JonBenét’s autopsy said the child died from suffocation in conjunction with forcible trauma to her skull.
—Jean Casarez, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
According to the Globe, when Randy was 24, he was charged with assault causing bodily harm and forcible confinement after a customer fell behind on his credit and spent 10 hours locked in a basement.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Policy, Economy, and Culture China’s one-child policy helped women enter the tech industry and accumulate wealth because while most large Chinese families traditionally prioritized boys’ education, the forcible restriction of family size allowed girls to attend school.
—Rocio Wu, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Greg Norman, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
The coroner who performed JonBenét’s autopsy said the child died from suffocation in conjunction with forcible trauma to her skull.
—Jean Casarez, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
According to the Globe, when Randy was 24, he was charged with assault causing bodily harm and forcible confinement after a customer fell behind on his credit and spent 10 hours locked in a basement.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Policy, Economy, and Culture China’s one-child policy helped women enter the tech industry and accumulate wealth because while most large Chinese families traditionally prioritized boys’ education, the forcible restriction of family size allowed girls to attend school.
—Rocio Wu, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forcible
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Elsewhere, constituents have yelled at Democratic members at town halls, pleading with them to be more forceful in speaking out against Trump.—
Riley Beggin,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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However, right-to-die advocates have critics; among the more forceful ones is the Roman Catholic Church.—
Mathew Schmalz,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration has taken steps and made claims that clash with legal opinions issued by a traditionally powerful agency that is part of the Justice Department, the Office of Legal Counsel.—
Charlie Savage,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Tar Heels product is the type of runner Jim Harbaugh loves for his offense: north-to-south, powerful, ability to fight through tackles and pick up positive yardage.—
Fox News Staff,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Handmaid’s Tale is still more than capable of nightmarish images and emotionally potent sequences.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
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To the contrary: Adding J.T. Miller was supposed to make the power play more potent.—
Arthur Staple,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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The small but mighty device connects to your TV, includes popular apps like Netflix and Hulu, and even offers over 400 live TV channels.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
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With its 4-inch (102mm) Maksutov-Cassegrain design, this small but mighty scope delivers sharp, detailed views of the Moon, planets, and, in the right conditions, bright deep-sky objects.—
Tantse Walter,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Left behind by the president’s muscular new approach are thousands of women and children – some of them American citizens – who now face the loss of family and faith in the promise of a better life in the United States.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Young children who previously would have been condemned to certain death at the hands of a rare disease, such as severe spinal muscular atrophy, now have a chance at life.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Forcible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forcible. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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