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Hard and by force are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hard" instead an adverb phrase "By force".

Hard adverb - With great effort or determination.

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By force and hard are semantically related. You can use "By force" instead an adverb "Hard".

Nearby Words: harden, hardship, hardy, hardly, hardness

Augustus reputedly wanted and worked hard at making Rome this, thinking of it as a more practical and cheaper option than holding northern Europe by force.

Source: Hegemonic Empire
Also, mortals can outright banish ghosts by force of will (with sufficient humanity) and dispel the powers of Mages just by thinking about them too hard.

Source: Tabletop Game / New World of Darkness
Stone-hard, watermelon-sized ice cannonballs propelled by force magic?

Source: Kinetic Weapons Are Just Better

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