shoehorned

past tense of shoehorn
as in crammed
to fit (people or things) into a tight space the organizers of the county fair shoehorned the craft booths between the midway and the farm exhibits

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Recent Examples of shoehorned The matches are shoehorned into the tournaments, often on outer courts and at odd times. Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025 In a movie full of overwrought conversations and shoehorned interactions, perhaps that’s the lesson. Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
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  • The Israeli military has carried out heavy bombing and ground attacks on Gaza City in recent days, eyewitnesses and Palestinian authorities say, choking vital services and leaving hundreds of thousands of people crammed into an ever-shrinking area.
    Mahmoud Atef, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Last week, as Missouri appeared likely to enter the redistricting fight, more than 500 people crammed into a union hall in Kansas City to protest the effort.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Lenovo has a pair of new Android tablets stuffed with AI and big batteries.
    Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Now, the original Clay Henry is stuffed and on display at the Starlight Theatre in Terlingua.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The shakeups are the latest at a time when restaurants are squeezed between a labor shortage, rising food prices and a loss of customers as diners cut back on spending.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
  • For now, the three youngest each sleep in their own pack-and-plays squeezed into their parents’ bedroom.
    Jeff Truesdell, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Shoehorned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoehorned. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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