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forced

Definition for forced

adjective as in compulsory, strained

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I think theater kids have always had self-deprecating humor because they’ve been forced to as a coping mechanism from being bullied.

Threatened with multiple prison sentences for telling stories that criticize the country’s theocratic regime, he shot his latest movie in secrecy before being forced into exile.

"As it stands, we are forced to endure additional trauma in the knowledge that this individual, as well as being in receipt of full benefits, may very well be released back into our community."

From BBC

These are places that receive a significant influx of animals, either by owner surrender or retrieval, and would rather have people claim them than be forced to euthanize them.

From Salon

The goal, he said, was to make their work lives so miserable that they are "traumatically affected" and forced to quit.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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