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
In some legislative bodies leadership is criticized for figuring out a deals in private and foisting them on their caucus without any opportunity for amendment.
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Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The consoling notion of divine impregnation was commonplace in the Hellenistic world, with countless tales of gods foisting demigods on virgins.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Trump’s plan imposes a 10% tariff on all countries and foists higher individual reciprocal tariffs on countries with which the U.S. has the largest trade deficits.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2025
Frank accused the university of growing too fast and foisting students onto the surrounding neighborhoods.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2025
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Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The consoling notion of divine impregnation was commonplace in the Hellenistic world, with countless tales of gods foisting demigods on virgins.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Trump’s plan imposes a 10% tariff on all countries and foists higher individual reciprocal tariffs on countries with which the U.S. has the largest trade deficits.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2025
Frank accused the university of growing too fast and foisting students onto the surrounding neighborhoods.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foist
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Both armies have a small industry devoted to ‘hacking’ the drones, modifying the firmware to get around limitations imposed by the makers and prevent them from being tracked.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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After deliberating for parts of three days during the punishment phase of the trial, some jurors told the Tribune the decision to impose the death penalty had been a difficult one.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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But so far, Trump has taken no action, and Russia continued to inflict pain on Ukraine as well.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
2 June 2025
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Nothing can justify the number of civilian casualties (tens of thousands of women and children) inflicted by Israel in Gaza in the last two years.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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While entry is free, anyone who wishes to camp or go off-roading or ATVing in the area will need to pay $5 per day or get a $30 season pass.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
7 June 2025
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Up against the third-best team from Morocco last season, Wydad AC, and United Arab Emirates’ fifth-strongest force for the same campaign, Al Ain, there are plenty of Davids for Goliath fans to wish ill upon.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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“Foist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foist. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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