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Recent Examples of shoehorn
In a movie full of overwrought conversations and shoehorned interactions, perhaps that’s the lesson.
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Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Disney is hardly new to the business of calculated nostalgia, but the way this film shoehorns in Chad Michael Murray’s character, Jake — despite it making zero plot sense to pull Anna’s former high school flame back into the story — seems particularly shameless.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
United have previously shoehorned right-footed defenders into the left side of defence due to injuries or otherwise, and the results have been underwhelming.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 22 July 2025
Microsoft hasn’t announced a new voice assistant yet, but third-party developers have introduced browser plugins that shoehorn this capability into ChatGPT.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Apr. 2023
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Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Disney is hardly new to the business of calculated nostalgia, but the way this film shoehorns in Chad Michael Murray’s character, Jake — despite it making zero plot sense to pull Anna’s former high school flame back into the story — seems particularly shameless.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
United have previously shoehorned right-footed defenders into the left side of defence due to injuries or otherwise, and the results have been underwhelming.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 22 July 2025
Microsoft hasn’t announced a new voice assistant yet, but third-party developers have introduced browser plugins that shoehorn this capability into ChatGPT.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoehorn
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The decision not only mitigated against jet lag but allowed players to spend the first week on the course, perfecting their pairing strategies, rather than cramming too much time into the days immediately before play started, where media commitments are at their height.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The classic diner serves huge portions of affordable fare that tastes like your grandmother made it, including stacks of pancakes slathered in butter and maple syrup and omelets crammed with fresh ingredients.—
Nora Heston Tarte,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Reds squeezed into the third wild-card slot for their first playoff appearance in five years.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Some people who have bought homes in the last few years feel squeezed by monthly payments that leave little cash left over.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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This recipe has cabbage leaves stuffed with a delicious mixture of meat, pork, and rice.—
Emma Ashe,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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The pasta is stuffed with a huitlacoche and parmesan paste in a dish that is meant to showcase the full lifecycle of corn.—
Sara Rosenthal,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Shoehorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoehorn. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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