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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

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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

The first is Papic’s expectation that central banks by next year will be forced to deal with “far stickier” inflation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

That meant - regardless of their relationship with the child - the other parent could be forced to disappear from their life, unless the parent with custody grants them access.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

He didn’t want to get into this again, to be forced to appease Luke while still validating the fact that he went to the Deuce.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

be forced to

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