forcing

verb

present participle of force
1
as in coercing
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure the public outcry from the scandal forced the mayor to resign road construction forced them to take an alternate route

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2
as in violating
to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent was accused of forcing a woman

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Recent Examples of forcing Now sitting in Dallas and forcing myself to watch Joker 2, that was bad. — Chris Stanton, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026 As recently as 2024, Hurricanes Helene and Milton tore through Florida weeks before Election Day, damaging 25 polling places and forcing a reduction of these centers. — Jonathan Webber, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026 But the Maynes’ empire is built on trafficking human souls, forcing Mourning to decide to which side his allegiances belong. — Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026 But in the interim, ruining Chicago summers, holidays and other travel isn’t worth it, no matter how much money United would make from forcing out the competition. — Ray Lahood, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 San Diego's only regular starting pitchers are Michael King and Walker Buehler, forcing the team to throw three bullpen games per rotation turn with Griffin Canning, Randy Vásquez and Germán Márquez anchoring the outings. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 Since ChatGPT’s emergence, Oppenheimer noted, the explosion in capex among the hyperscalers has increasingly eroded their premium cash flows, forcing them to turn to debt and equity markets for funding. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026 Gagosian had maintained offices and galleries upstairs for decades before Bloomberg Philanthropies bought most of the building, forcing much of the operation elsewhere. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 The converter station’s enormous weight far exceeded the lifting capacity of any domestic vessel, forcing engineers to develop an innovative installation method. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forcing
  1. coercing
  2. violating
  3. compelling
  4. raping
  5. obligating
  6. assaulting
  7. obliging
  8. pressuring
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  • The losses exceed the number of fresh recruits that Moscow can muster, and Russian authorities are coercing men into signing up.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Anna’s colleague Noa Toussaint (CCH Pounder) follows with a video of Max coercing his mistress into suicide, shattering the narrative that bought his freedom.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
Definition of coercing
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  • Rezaei accused Washington of violating the memorandum of understanding and launching attacks without first referring the issue to the dispute resolution committee.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The genocide case is before the International Court of Justice, where South Africa has accused Israel of violating the Genocide Convention.
    — Arielle Kaden, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of violating
Verb
  • This trend could displace hundreds of thousands of older adults, compelling them to select new Medicare Advantage plans.
    — Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Agents instead went to several reporters' homes on the night of Friday, July 10 - just two days after the first story was published - with subpoenas compelling their testimony before a grand jury.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 23 July 2026
Definition of compelling
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  • One of the three men accused of raping a young woman before she was killed wants to prevent her friends, family and supporters from wearing pink at the upcoming trial.
    — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators found cell phone videos of him raping the children, taken from his point of view, the prosecutor said.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of raping
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  • Your 11th House of Friends lights up as the life-giving Sun energizes that area, squaring obligating Saturn in your 8th House of Intimacy and Shared Resources.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2026
  • The unions argue that carrying out permanent layoffs during a funding lapse violates the Antideficiency Act, which bars agencies from obligating funds without congressional authorization, and exceeds executive authority under the Administrative Procedure Act.
    — Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Definition of obligating
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  • The former Charlotte bus driver, who just unsuccessfully ran for a Mecklenburg County Commission at-large seat, faces charges of assaulting a federal agent while on federal property.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Cameras are located inside the room, and investigators obtained a search warrant to try and get video evidence of Riley allegedly assaulting the children.
    — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of assaulting
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  • First is to prevent their further migration by enforcing an international treaty obliging national authorities to treat ballast waters inside incoming ships that may carry such species.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • There is no contract obliging a customer to buy a second bottle of wine, a second pair of running shoes, or a second box of protein powder.
    — Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of obliging
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  • Today, however, several armed groups allied with Tehran are back to pressuring Iran’s foes by opening new fronts that complicate the war and threaten to choke the global economy.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Trump had not supported a rate increase, instead pressuring the central bank to lower rates, which can lower borrowing costs but increase inflation.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of pressuring

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