as in cramming
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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So cramming those two tones together is a hard thing to do.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025 -
Government funding has been appropriated this way for the past nine fiscal years, with Congress cramming 108 spending measures into 13 bills.—
Lazaro Gamio,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Like, the sharp pains, the ache, that squeezing.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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Baker says each piece is so soft, almost like squeezing mini chunks of cotton candy.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
17 Oct. 2025
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The unnecessary teensy twin spoilers seem to serve no purpose beyond making loading things into the bed of the truck harder.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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Published in the journal PLOS One, the study examined how running with a stroller affects loading forces on the body.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Moreover, as the show delves into the mystery behind the academy’s founding and its benefactors, Evelyn’s manipulation tactics become apparent, wedging even the closest pupils apart and establishing a hierarchy among the Tall Pines Academy staff.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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The band were already distinguishing themselves by wedging huge, chunky-salsa riffs underneath the scabrous noise of the EP.—
Pat Blashill,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Shoehorning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoehorning. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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