shoehorns

verb

Definition of shoehornsnext
present tense third-person singular of shoehorn
as in crams
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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“Shoehorns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoehorns. Accessed 28 Sep. 2023.

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