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Recent Examples of shoehorn
The Dutchman was constantly shoehorned into an attacking midfield role that doesn’t bring out his best characteristics, yet Motta insisted on deploying him there.
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Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The editors put in a full recap of their contentious but evolving friendship, which started with Lindsay hating Paige for shoehorning onto her show and has grown into a kind of grudging respect.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Instead, the creative team is shoehorning a third party into what had previously been singles rivalries.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The point is not to have anxiety over optics or to shoehorn in restaurants that are not yet ready.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025
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Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The editors put in a full recap of their contentious but evolving friendship, which started with Lindsay hating Paige for shoehorning onto her show and has grown into a kind of grudging respect.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Instead, the creative team is shoehorning a third party into what had previously been singles rivalries.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The point is not to have anxiety over optics or to shoehorn in restaurants that are not yet ready.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoehorn
Verb
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The sphere-packing problem — which asks how to cram balls into a (high-dimensional) box as efficiently as possible — is no exception.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
7 July 2025
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Now, House leadership wants to cram this broken bill down our throats by rushing it to the floor while in the middle of discussions, completely disregarding their promises.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
Verb
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Marlene alleged her son grabbed and started to squeeze her throat.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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Kalvin Phillips squeezes a pass through the gap and into Omari Hutchinson, taking three Forest players out of the game.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Your next outdoor bash or beachside hang deserves some attention to the cookware and coolers you’re bound up grilling with and using to stuff to the brim with ice and beverages.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
11 July 2025
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The family moved from Temecula to Point Loma in December and most of the rings are still stuffed in boxes, sitting in the garage.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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“Shoehorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoehorn. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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