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Recent Examples of shoehorn
Microsoft’s attempts to shoehorn users into creating Microsoft accounts have already attracted plenty of criticism.
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 29 Mar. 2025
What made the task more difficult was the need to shoehorn seemingly countless details into a few short days prior to Friday’s opener against the Rockies, a date moved back 24 hours to allow a little more precious time.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 29 Mar. 2025
What made the task more difficult was the need to shoehorn seemingly countless details into a few short days prior to Friday’s opener against the Rockies, a date moved back 24 hours to allow a little more precious time.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoehorn
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The result is that what was once a star core becomes a stellar remnant with the mass of the sun crammed down in a diameter of around 12 miles (20 kilometers).—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Hundreds of thousands are crammed into squalid tent camps with dwindling food after Israel sealed off the territory from all imports more than a month ago.—
Isaac Scharf,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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Consumer confidence has taken a nosedive in 2025 as Americans grow more concerned that inflation could spike again, and tariffs will squeeze their wallets.—
Austin Denean,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2025
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Mike Pavlik, whose family lived across the alley behind ours and who was the leadoff batter on our softball team, squeezed my arm.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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Morning meals range from croissant sandwiches stuffed with eggs, cheese, and your choice of bacon, sausage, or ham to avocado toast or a breakfast burrito.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2025
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The modern university is stuffed with lawyers, data scientists, computer scientists, cryptographers, marketing researchers, writers, media professionals, and tech policy mavens.—
Ars Staff,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Shoehorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoehorn. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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