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
Their preferred version of reality could be foisted onto anyone.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
For decades, outsiders have foisted their foreign music upon us at the Super Bowl between commercials for Doritos and Budweiser.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
The suit, filed in late December by the New Mexico attorney general’s office, is the latest salvo in the state’s fight against oil and gas executives accused of foisting old wells onto the public.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 22 Jan. 2026
The agency first fixed that by pumping groundwater back to the river, but that foisted the salt problem onto Mexican farmers, who have a treaty right to clean river water.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
For decades, outsiders have foisted their foreign music upon us at the Super Bowl between commercials for Doritos and Budweiser.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
The suit, filed in late December by the New Mexico attorney general’s office, is the latest salvo in the state’s fight against oil and gas executives accused of foisting old wells onto the public.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 22 Jan. 2026
The agency first fixed that by pumping groundwater back to the river, but that foisted the salt problem onto Mexican farmers, who have a treaty right to clean river water.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foist
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The state’s elder protection law, Section 415 of the Florida Statutes, allows adult protection workers to impose their own judgment on elders’ cases and place clients without court supervision.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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This means union officials cannot impose contract provisions that require workers to pay money to the union as a condition of getting or keeping a job, according to the foundation.—
Chase Jordan
April 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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There is also a growing body of credible evidence showing how EdTech inflicts emotional, cognitive, physical, and developmental harms on children, adolescents, and young adults, while displacing the human relationships that are essential to healthy human development and well-being.—
Dr. Timothy Scott,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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Moss rejected that position, finding that the order nevertheless inflicted concrete harm and violated constitutional protections.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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But during arguments in the fall, Chiles' lawyer, James Campbell, told the justices that the way his client wishes to practice conversion therapy involves no physical restraints or coercion of any kind.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2026
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Jenna is frustrated at his lack of seriousness, and Daisy wishes her department would stop bickering for once.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Foist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foist. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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