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.
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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
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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Though the Maldives is the first country to enact such a ban, similar proposals have been debated – and nearly imposed – in other parts of the world.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Pentagon recently imposed the most stringent access restrictions of the term, requiring that all reporters covering the Defense Department in person sign a restrictive press policy prohibiting them from soliciting any information the department has not authorized for release.—
Scott Nover,
Arkansas Online,
2 Nov. 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
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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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One coworker, dressed as Prince, wished to meet Mariah Carey, but only got a cardboard cutout.—
Lizzie Hyman,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The mother of one went on to thank her friends, the Barbados tourism board, and everyone who wished her a happy birthday.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Foisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foisted. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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