Force and Pry

Force

Force verb - To cause (a person) to give in to pressure.

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Pry and force are semantically related. in use violence upon topic. In some cases you can use "Pry" instead a verb "Force".

Pry verb - To raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever.

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Force and pry are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Force" instead a verb "Pry".

Nearby Words: prying, pried

way	force way	pry way
information	force information	pry information

Foreshadowing: In one early promo, Bray said that the Family would 'pry open their eyes and force them to watch'.

Source: Wrestling / The Wyatt Family
Even a fellow Martian who specfically gives her permission to probe his mind (to prove he's not lying to them) has to basically force his memories into her instead, because she's too nervous to pry very deeply.

Source: Heroic BSOD / Western Animation
Walt struggles to force the door shut even as Hank tries to pry it open.

Source: Missed Him by That Much

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