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
The deal implies that blue states will foist more Keynes on their people, the red states quite a bit less.
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
If globalization is to thrive, the world must revert to a kind of globalization where countries export in order to import and where a country’s production, consumption, and investment imbalances are resolved domestically—not foisted on to trade partners.
—Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2025
Photo: Lionsgate Kudos to Kidman for consistently rejecting the burden of likability that patriarchal Hollywood foists on so many actresses, and for digging in to roles that often ask her to investigate all facets of the human experience rather than simply the happy ones.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Naomi foists that responsibility onto the commanders, then steers the conversation elsewhere.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 May 2025
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
If globalization is to thrive, the world must revert to a kind of globalization where countries export in order to import and where a country’s production, consumption, and investment imbalances are resolved domestically—not foisted on to trade partners.
—Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2025
Photo: Lionsgate Kudos to Kidman for consistently rejecting the burden of likability that patriarchal Hollywood foists on so many actresses, and for digging in to roles that often ask her to investigate all facets of the human experience rather than simply the happy ones.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Naomi foists that responsibility onto the commanders, then steers the conversation elsewhere.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foist
Verb
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In addition to pharma tariffs, Trump has threatened to impose across-the-board tariffs on semiconductors and lumber.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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When Trump threatened to impose tariffs, the Mexican government made the concession of not just sending troops to the border and to cities like Culiacán, but of also allowing the U.S. military to fly in Mexican airspace.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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But then, in the quarter-finals, Arsenal inflicted a 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford to end the run.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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Several of the wounds were inflicted while Stanton was on the ground.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Shoda’s possible daughter behaves in ways both desperately longing and ruinously malevolent, and her antics come to symbolize the irreconcilable urges of political activists wishing to grow a collective political vision while succumbing to internal violence driven by individual ego.—
Jake Cole,
IndieWire,
18 Aug. 2025
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The bride-to-be also shared her wish to put on a little fashion parade on the big day by wearing not one but four dresses.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Foist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foist. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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