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Recent Examples of shoehorn
Then, Trump responded to the deadliest American aviation disaster in decades by baselessly blaming diversity initiatives, demonstrating his willingness to shoehorn tragedy into his personal political crusades.
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Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Desperate for a marquee event every year, the Champions Trophy was dusted off and shoehorned into a cricket calendar that is struggling to breathe.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Aston Martin’s engineering team and Q bespoke division shoehorned a 430 bhp 4.7-liter Vantage S V8 under the Cygnet’s tiny shell.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
But a lengthy scene involving Anata’s romantic troubles feels awkwardly shoehorned in, and Liu, despite her impressive skills, feels extraneous to the proceedings.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
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Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Desperate for a marquee event every year, the Champions Trophy was dusted off and shoehorned into a cricket calendar that is struggling to breathe.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Aston Martin’s engineering team and Q bespoke division shoehorned a 430 bhp 4.7-liter Vantage S V8 under the Cygnet’s tiny shell.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
But a lengthy scene involving Anata’s romantic troubles feels awkwardly shoehorned in, and Liu, despite her impressive skills, feels extraneous to the proceedings.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoehorn
Verb
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By eight, when the rabbi arrives to lead the prayers, the living room and kitchen are crammed with people.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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That black blazer crammed into one of my four rolling racks?—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Carving her own musical lane in an industry so determined to squeeze her into a box has been a challenge, but PinkPantheress isn’t one to let outside voices get to her.—
Chris Malone Méndez,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The New York Times: In pressing forward with its assault on Gaza, Israel hopes to squeeze Hamas into releasing the remaining hostages.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Tamales, especially popular during the Christmas holidays, are bundles of corn masa stuffed with savory or sweet fillings and wrapped in a corn husk.—
Pat Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
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Facing up against those classic cookies were the Aussie-Style Chocolate Crème Sandwich Cookies, which are made in the Netherlands and come with chocolate crème stuffed between two crisp, rectangular cookies.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Shoehorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoehorn. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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