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Recent Examples of shoehorn
They were adapted from existing internal combustion engine platforms, with the electric powertrains shoehorned inside.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
The questions suggest that the commissioners want to see something better than what is offered at Portside Pier, where a second floor walkway was shoehorned into the project after its design, creating a sometimes-awkward experience for restaurant patrons and the public.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
The Bundestrainer prioritized squad building over trying to shoehorn big personalities into the team.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The matches are shoehorned into the tournaments, often on outer courts and at odd times.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
The questions suggest that the commissioners want to see something better than what is offered at Portside Pier, where a second floor walkway was shoehorned into the project after its design, creating a sometimes-awkward experience for restaurant patrons and the public.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
The Bundestrainer prioritized squad building over trying to shoehorn big personalities into the team.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The matches are shoehorned into the tournaments, often on outer courts and at odd times.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoehorn
Verb
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Taking a seat in a small room crammed full of film canisters, Butler took a moment to look at the script before him.—
Jay Glennie,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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Interior-design firms are touting their ability to build restaurants around delivery, with bike parking, clear signage, dedicated entrances, wallfuls of cubbies to shove bags into—essentially trying to cram two experiences into a building that used to house one.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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George Matysik, executive director of Share Food Program, a Philadelphia food bank, told USA TODAY that food banks are already squeezed by federal funding cuts.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Then, squeeze your Magic Eraser a few times to activate the foaming bubbles.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The 6-4, 330-pound Pennel, who has been part of two Chiefs Super Bowl-championship teams, is considered a run-stuffing lineman.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
29 Oct. 2025
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Made in minutes in the skillet with only precooked cornmeal, water and salt, the corn cake’s fate is to be sliced partway, then stuffed with whatever appeals.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Shoehorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoehorn. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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