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be forced to

VERB

have

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allow become consider enjoy experience feel know leave need permit see suffer undergo

STRONG

entertain let must sustain tolerate

WEAK

be compelled to be one's duty to be up to fall on meet with ought put up with rest with should think about

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny disallow forget hold ignore keep neglect refuse reject

STRONG

halt stop

WEAK

exclude want

Example Sentences

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So on a day when redemptions outweigh purchases, the fund could be forced to liquidate some of its investments to raise cash to pay the sellers.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Following numerous exchanges on the topic over the past year, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron came to realize that the companies couldn’t be forced to cooperate, the German official said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Would those who have backed the management be forced to act?

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The other big tech spenders may be forced to follow Alphabet’s lead in selling equity as an alternative to heaping on more debt.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

At the same time, their code of honor would insist that Mrs. Horsepool-Worthingham be forced to call Father herself.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

be forced to

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