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force back
verb as in repel
Strong matches
Example Sentences
Chadema spokesman John Mrema said groups of youths travelling in hired buses were arrested and forced back to their respective regions under armed escort.
In one area of urban fighting, in the town of Vovchansk, they also drove Russian forces back from their leading positions.
Matt Misterek, spokesperson for Lutheran Community Services, said he is saddened by the asylum-seekers being forced back outside but their contract with King County hasn’t been signed or finalized yet.
Footage from a doorbell camera captures the moment the suspect was finally cornered and forced back against a front door, before being pinned down.
The helicopter and rangers returned to the mountain later to recover the body of the climber who died but were forced back by deteriorating weather, the statement said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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