as in voluntary
done, made, or given with one's own free will
the participation of the people on the project must be unforced, or it really isn't a volunteer effort
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Recent Examples of unforced
No Problem For Gauff Gauff played 10 winners and had 33 unforced errors, 11 of which were double faults, while Swiatek had 15 winners but struck 47 unforced errors.
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Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
In the dying days of the race, Trump’s campaign may have suffered an unforced error following a mass rally at Madison Square Garden that alienated Puerto Ricans and Hispanics more generally following offensive remarks by a comedian invited to address the crowd.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Brian Snyder | Reuters Former President Donald Trump’s final week in the race against Vice President Kamala Harris has been hampered by a series of controversial remarks and unforced errors that threaten to mute his closing argument to voters amid a deluge of Democratic attacks and legal backlash.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
But the unforced error of booking a shock comic for the New York rally is expected to energize low-propensity voters who the campaigns could not reach through conventional means.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
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Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
In the dying days of the race, Trump’s campaign may have suffered an unforced error following a mass rally at Madison Square Garden that alienated Puerto Ricans and Hispanics more generally following offensive remarks by a comedian invited to address the crowd.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Brian Snyder | Reuters Former President Donald Trump’s final week in the race against Vice President Kamala Harris has been hampered by a series of controversial remarks and unforced errors that threaten to mute his closing argument to voters amid a deluge of Democratic attacks and legal backlash.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
But the unforced error of booking a shock comic for the New York rally is expected to energize low-propensity voters who the campaigns could not reach through conventional means.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforced
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However, out of an abundance of caution, Alcon has initiated a voluntary recall and notified the FDA.Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2024
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In India, the Digi Yatra face-recognition boarding system has faced multiple criticisms about how it has been introduced and how people have been signed up for the voluntary scheme, as Biometric Update has reported.Matt Burgess, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2024
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Within the past couple of years, the group has become a part of Arrowhead Kingdom, an all-volunteer national network of Chiefs fan groups.Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2023
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That’s noteworthy for a show based at a high-school auditorium in Litchfield and run by a staff that is almost entirely volunteer, including the show’s star and its producer.Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2022
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But when hard pressed, few planetary scientists are willing to go to the mat for any of them.Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Unlike the Leafs, the Oilers were willing to pay a first-round pick for Henrique last spring and were rewarded with a trip to the Stanley Cup Final.Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Unforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unforced. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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