as in inflicting
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 foisting
This quite plainly is a group of adult activists foisting their political causes onto the next generation, defining students in their own image, and asking them to carry these burdens for them.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
The suit, filed in late December by the New Mexico attorney general’s office, is the latest salvo in the state’s fight against oil and gas executives accused of foisting old wells onto the public.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 22 Jan. 2026
Thirsty attendees jostled through the rooms, foisting their shoulders through a sea of supplicants, holding out their glasses for a few precious drops of carbonic Trousseau, or Xarel-lo pet-nat, or ramato Pinot Gris, or whole-cluster Marquette.
—Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2018
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
The suit, filed in late December by the New Mexico attorney general’s office, is the latest salvo in the state’s fight against oil and gas executives accused of foisting old wells onto the public.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 22 Jan. 2026
Thirsty attendees jostled through the rooms, foisting their shoulders through a sea of supplicants, holding out their glasses for a few precious drops of carbonic Trousseau, or Xarel-lo pet-nat, or ramato Pinot Gris, or whole-cluster Marquette.
—Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foisting
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Authorities arrested Jazya Muldrow-Green, 20, in connection with that case and charged her with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Any mission would likely first focus on opening the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway through which a fifth of seaborne global oil flowed before the war but which has now slowed to a trickle, inflicting the biggest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market.—
Patrick Sykes,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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And year after year, the debt trajectory worsens, imposing a growing burden on the vibrancy of the private sector.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
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Among the arrested are two employees of Haiti’s Institute for the Preservation of National Heritage, which oversees La Citadelle, an imposing fortress in the northern town of Milot built in the early 1800s where Saturday’s stampede occurred.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Those wishing to remain anonymous can call the We-Tip hotline at (844) 909-3006 or text REPORT to the same number.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Those wishing to remain anonymous can call or text REPORT to We-Tip at 844-909-3006.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Foisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foisting. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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