thrust on/upon

phrasal verb

thrust on/upon; thrusting on/upon; thrusts on/upon
: to force (someone) to have or accept (something)
Fame was thrust upon her.

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The effects of this lunation will be felt for about a full week, so expect situations to be thrust upon you several days before and after its peak. Kyle Thomas, People.com, 6 July 2025 Lala feels unnecessarily thrust upon us like a nepo baby who is about to become an executive at the company without having to do anything. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 June 2025 Its main thrust on Medicaid is to adopt good-government measures that save money, rather than try again to repeal the Obamacare Medicaid expansion. The Editors, National Review, 5 June 2025 Almost everyone has had nightmares of garish failure when thrust upon the big stage of their own career. Michael Peregrine, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for thrust on/upon

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“Thrust on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrust%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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