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
But Western institutions did not foist themselves on unwilling central and eastern Europeans or Ukrainians.
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Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
Which means the much more urgent protests against the EU’s efforts to foist price controls on Meta should come from European businesses, and for that matter any businesses out to serve the European market.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
This season, by continuing to foist difficult design challenges onto the girls, the show allows these two queens to earn a minor arc by tracking their work in similar challenges throughout the season.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
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.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
Which means the much more urgent protests against the EU’s efforts to foist price controls on Meta should come from European businesses, and for that matter any businesses out to serve the European market.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
This season, by continuing to foist difficult design challenges onto the girls, the show allows these two queens to earn a minor arc by tracking their work in similar challenges throughout the season.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
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.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foist
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Now that Trump has sidestepped Congress and claimed the right to impose tariffs at will, Woldenberg is taking on the White House directly.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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The three executive orders will encourage the Federal Aviation Administration to expedite rules to allow companies to use drones beyond their operators' line of sight, while also imposing restrictions meant to help protect against terrorism, espionage and public safety threats.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 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 14 Jun. 2025.
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