Force
Force verb - To cause (a person) to give in to pressure.
Rear
Rear verb - To bring to maturity through care and education.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| powerful | powerful force | powerful rear |
| actual | actual force | actual rear |
| entire | entire force | entire rear |
| large | large force | large rear |
| Other adjectives: great. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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This was effective, but sadly as the front portion started to move it rolled back into the rear portion with enough force to crush the stones, the rear of the train then rolling free down the hill until it collided with a following train.
Source: Runaway Train - Averted in Twenty Years After, the sequel to The Three Musketeers, when the musketeers frequently force their horse to rear up and take a bullet shot at them.
Source: Invulnerable Horses - The Song of Roland: The Battle of Roncevaux Pass was a battle where the rear-guard of Charlemagne's army was massacred in the Pyrenees by a small guerrilla force of Basque Christians.
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