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Recent Examples of shoehorn
The Dutchman was constantly shoehorned into an attacking midfield role that doesn’t bring out his best characteristics, yet Motta insisted on deploying him there.
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Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The editors put in a full recap of their contentious but evolving friendship, which started with Lindsay hating Paige for shoehorning onto her show and has grown into a kind of grudging respect.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Instead, the creative team is shoehorning a third party into what had previously been singles rivalries.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The point is not to have anxiety over optics or to shoehorn in restaurants that are not yet ready.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025
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Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The editors put in a full recap of their contentious but evolving friendship, which started with Lindsay hating Paige for shoehorning onto her show and has grown into a kind of grudging respect.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Instead, the creative team is shoehorning a third party into what had previously been singles rivalries.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The point is not to have anxiety over optics or to shoehorn in restaurants that are not yet ready.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoehorn
Verb
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Try to avoid cramming errands, intense planning or doomscrolling right before bed.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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There seems to be, in some superhero movies, cramming other people in because people like seeing these characters together.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
18 July 2025
Verb
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Then, squeeze your Magic Eraser a few times to activate the foaming bubbles.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
20 July 2025
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When cold fronts and other weather systems come along, that moisture can get wrung out, like squeezing a water-laden sponge, yielding heavy and often highly localized downpours.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
20 July 2025
Verb
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What is more surprising is that even in the much grander club houses of the Royal layouts and Open venues, stuffed to the gills with trophies and memorable and history, the vibe is exactly the same.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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The shoe-removal requirement is a relic of the post-Sept. 11 era — specifically, the plot of a British man named Richard Reid, who boarded a plane in Paris in December 2001, wearing shoes stuffed with explosives.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 July 2025
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“Shoehorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoehorn. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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