Thesaurus results for FOIST

foist

verb

ˈfȯist

Definition of foist

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 Traveling back in time to October of 2022, the Biden administration began to foist export controls on Nvidia. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 16 June 2026 Mariano Rivera is now synonymous with Metallica’s Enter Sandman, a song that was foisted upon the soft-spoken reliever by the Yankees’ marketing team. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 June 2026 There's absolutely no demand for this, it's just foisted upon us by our cultural overlords. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026 That’s partly come through TikTok trends, which have foisted her funny and personality-filled music into the spotlight. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for foist

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Nighttime curfews were also imposed in parts of Altai and in Baikalsk, in the Irkutsk region.

— Arina Porkhovnik, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
Trade tensions between the EU and China have grown in recent months, with both sides imposing or considering curbs on each other’s imports.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of impose

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Of the tens of thousands of casualties Russia suffers each month, up to 90% are inflicted by drones.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 28 Sep. 2026
Although inflicting pain globally, the energy crisis is biting particularly hard in the rural expanses and communities of the European Union’s largest country by area.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of inflict

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People who want to avoid long lines and those who might not have time to go to their polling location on Election Day may wish to take advantage of early voting.

— TIME Staff, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
Despite the claims of any number of charlatans who prey on the American brand of cuddly benighted ignorance, the universe will not manifest an alternate reality for anyone who simply wishes for it with sufficient longing.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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