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Recent Examples of shoehorn
While lauding a new partnership among Florida universities and Kennedy Space Center, Gov. Ron DeSantis shoehorned in a pitch to have NASA headquarters leave the nation’s capital in favor of the Sunshine State.
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Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
Twenty-two shows was a lot of concerts to shoehorn into her own busy comedy tour schedule, Glaser admitted to Vogue.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
Lowering the ceiling of that historic room and raising the roof to create an additional story, her design will usher art lovers to new or improved amenities like the shop, café, education center, and special exhibition galleries, all shoehorned within the complex set of constraints.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 6 Dec. 2024
But a modern Windows OS means that handheld device makers like ASUS and Lenovo have to develop and shoehorn in overlays to resemble the look, feel, and functionality of a Steam Deck.
—Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
Twenty-two shows was a lot of concerts to shoehorn into her own busy comedy tour schedule, Glaser admitted to Vogue.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
Lowering the ceiling of that historic room and raising the roof to create an additional story, her design will usher art lovers to new or improved amenities like the shop, café, education center, and special exhibition galleries, all shoehorned within the complex set of constraints.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 6 Dec. 2024
But a modern Windows OS means that handheld device makers like ASUS and Lenovo have to develop and shoehorn in overlays to resemble the look, feel, and functionality of a Steam Deck.
—Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoehorn
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The passengers, migrants from China and Ecuador, were crammed into the cargo area with no seats or ventilation, concealed by cardboard taped over the windows.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Things can also get frustratingly chaotic in battle when too many enemies and allies are crammed into tight quarters.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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These are dunked in grapefruit ponzu or spicy kimchi dressing or simply squeezed with lemon.—
John Metcalfe,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025
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It’s further squeezed by competition from others in the space, including Etsy, Michael’s and Hobby Lobby, as well as big-box and online retailers such as Amazon and Walmart.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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Draft Blocker If there are a pile of single socks, stuff the other socks into the largest and/or longest one and use it as a draft blocker against doors on chilly days or evenings.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2025
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The soft baguette was stuffed with juicy chicken breast in a yellow curry sauce, onions, cucumber, cilantro, jalapeño and sweet pickled daikon and carrots.—
Kim Bojórquez,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Shoehorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoehorn. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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