foisted

past tense of foist
as in imposed
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 foisted United must also soon refinance the long-term debt foisted on them by the Glazers’ leveraged buyout 20 years ago, with interest rates set to rise, potentially adding several million pounds to the club’s bill each year. Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025 That aspect of the dispute will be closely watched across the industry, which has embraced streaming but in so doing foisted an unwieldy user experience on viewers of sports. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Sep. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foisted
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  • China imposed retaliatory tariffs on US farm goods in March, effectively slamming the door shut on American soybeans before the harvest even began.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Judge Steven Denny imposed the 60-year sentence that same day.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • The war has also inflicted significant damage on Hamas’ supplies of its heaviest weapons and its weapons manufacturing capabilities, as well as on its senior leadership.
    Matt Bradley, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2025
  • But the most important part of the story left unseen in the series is the gut-wrenching violence Gacy inflicted on his victims, both those who died and the few who survived.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 18 Oct. 2025
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  • Following Voigt’s resignation, the Miss USA organization thanked Voigt for her time in the role and wished her well in a statement obtained by PEOPLE.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Though wistful, Letterman wished Karapanos well in retirement.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Foisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foisted. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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