as in to impose
to offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable
shopkeepers who foist shoddy souvenirs on unsuspecting tourists
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Recent Examples of foist
Naomi foists that responsibility onto the commanders, then steers the conversation elsewhere.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 May 2025
But Western institutions did not foist themselves on unwilling central and eastern Europeans or Ukrainians.
—Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
Which means the much more urgent protests against the EU’s efforts to foist price controls on Meta should come from European businesses, and for that matter any businesses out to serve the European market.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
This season, by continuing to foist difficult design challenges onto the girls, the show allows these two queens to earn a minor arc by tracking their work in similar challenges throughout the season.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 May 2025
But Western institutions did not foist themselves on unwilling central and eastern Europeans or Ukrainians.
—Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
Which means the much more urgent protests against the EU’s efforts to foist price controls on Meta should come from European businesses, and for that matter any businesses out to serve the European market.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
This season, by continuing to foist difficult design challenges onto the girls, the show allows these two queens to earn a minor arc by tracking their work in similar challenges throughout the season.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foist
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Several communities — including Highland Park, Schaumburg, Glen Ellyn and Lombard — have recently imposed age limits on riders, while Burr Ridge has banned e-scooters from its streets.—
Paulina Czupryna,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Trump hasn’t retreated from imposing all of the tariffs—far from it.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Indeed, Denmark are the side who inflicted the last genuine shock at the European Championship, in 2017.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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Retiree pensions continue to inflict great pain on municipal finances, gobbling up more than 20% of general fund dollars in at least a half-dozen Orange County cities.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
18 July 2025
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Those wishing to provide monetary support to Heinz's parents, Shane and Amber, can do so through either Venmo or PayPal ([email protected]).—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
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Alexander Isak wishing to leave Newcastle United is one thing; working out who could afford to buy him is quite another.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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“Foist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foist. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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