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 Remar is a series regular on Resurrection, which is an upgrade from ghost Deb on New Blood — with apologies to Jennifer Carpenter, who always deserved better than what Dexter foisted on her. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 July 2025 The One Big Beautiful Bill Republicans just jammed through Congress represents a $4 trillion fraud foisted on the American people. Thomas Kahn, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025 There are twists and surprises and clever visual cues (such as a Faust poster in the background of one scene) and Hodge explores broader, fertile themes about injustice, and the higher standards and expectations foisted on the shoulders of young people of color. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 27 June 2025 The cost is foisted off on the commons, in the form of a parking spot occupied all day. Rodney Brooks, IEEE Spectrum, 27 July 2017 See All Example Sentences for foist
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  • Combs begs for mercy Combs addressed the court before Judge Subramanian imposed his sentence, pleading for a second chance.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Judge Arun Subramanian also requested the court impose five years of supervised release and for Diddy to pay a $500,000 fine.
    Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
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  • Sealing the deal averted a potential Azeri invasion to secure unfettered access after Azerbaijan’s forces inflicted heavy defeats on Armenia’s army in 2020 and 2023 and pushed 120,000 Armenians out of Nagorno-Karabakh.
    Michele Crestani, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • One of the key pieces of evidence during the trial was a 2016 hotel security video of Combs kicking, punching and knocking Ventura to the ground; prosecutors also showed photos of bruising and other injuries that Ventura alleged were inflicted by Combs throughout their decade-long relationship.
    Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • Hamas fighters who renounce fighting and wish to remain in Gaza will be granted amnesty, while others can take advantage of safe passage to third countries.
    Laura Kelly, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Despite his mother’s wish to keep the boy out of the Hollywood spotlight, his resemblance at 16 to his father was such that he was cast as Robert’s younger brother in Thunder Road.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Foist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foist. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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