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
When someone foisted a microphone into her hand, Kennedy explained her reluctance with candor.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024
That’s begun to change, with some nutrition leaders challenging industry’s efforts to foist dairy onto consumers and kids.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 31 May 2024
Likewise, Willard’s assertion that Black voting represented some kind of fraud or trick foisted on real Americans is akin to the lies and conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
—William Horne / Made By History, TIME, 17 Oct. 2024
Long delays will mean shippers will be trying to foist mushy brown bananas on consumers who might reject them.
—Anna Nagurney, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2024
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024
That’s begun to change, with some nutrition leaders challenging industry’s efforts to foist dairy onto consumers and kids.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 31 May 2024
Likewise, Willard’s assertion that Black voting represented some kind of fraud or trick foisted on real Americans is akin to the lies and conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
—William Horne / Made By History, TIME, 17 Oct. 2024
Long delays will mean shippers will be trying to foist mushy brown bananas on consumers who might reject them.
—Anna Nagurney, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for foist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foist
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In Southeast Asia, Vietnam and Indonesia have imposed a range of anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese goods, while Thailand recently announced measures to monitor cheap imports.Dylan Butts, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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Even if Beijing is selective in issuing threats and imposing restrictions, taking action against some U.S. partners but not others, the same chill will be running through capitals across the world, from Brussels to New Delhi.Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
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Today, more than four decades after the fall of the dictatorship, the pervasive and unresolved trauma inflicted by that period is evident in many forms across Argentina.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Argentina’s retirees are perhaps the most potent symbol of the strife inflicted by Mr. Milei’s fiscal shock.Isabel Debre, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
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Gabriel did not wish to become an overworked, underpaid secondary-school teacher.Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Those wishing to remain anonymous can call the Metro Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-866-7LOCKUP.Bill Wachsberger, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Foist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foist. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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