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Recent Examples of shoehorn
In a movie full of overwrought conversations and shoehorned interactions, perhaps that’s the lesson.
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Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Disney is hardly new to the business of calculated nostalgia, but the way this film shoehorns in Chad Michael Murray’s character, Jake — despite it making zero plot sense to pull Anna’s former high school flame back into the story — seems particularly shameless.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
United have previously shoehorned right-footed defenders into the left side of defence due to injuries or otherwise, and the results have been underwhelming.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 22 July 2025
Cruz spearheaded an amendment to shoehorn more than $10 billion into the legislation, also known as a reconciliation bill, to save some of those NASA targets.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
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Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Disney is hardly new to the business of calculated nostalgia, but the way this film shoehorns in Chad Michael Murray’s character, Jake — despite it making zero plot sense to pull Anna’s former high school flame back into the story — seems particularly shameless.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
United have previously shoehorned right-footed defenders into the left side of defence due to injuries or otherwise, and the results have been underwhelming.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 22 July 2025
Cruz spearheaded an amendment to shoehorn more than $10 billion into the legislation, also known as a reconciliation bill, to save some of those NASA targets.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoehorn
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Instead of stripping your skin, the new technology does the opposite, cramming nourishers and moisturizing ingredients into microscopic nano-size droplets that nudge themselves into the nooks and crannies of your skin.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The approach to town is via a narrow, curly and sometimes vehicle-crammed mountain road.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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My sister looked up at me and ever so gently, with barely perceptible pressure, squeezed my hand.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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If real estate values turn soft in a region, the decline could squeeze a crucial revenue stream for cities, counties, regional agencies and school districts.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Volunteers stuffed 1,032 backpacks with 544 1-inch binders, 3,264 pocket folders, 1,826 spiral notebooks, 1,032 pencil cases, 417 crayon packs, 544 colored pencil packs, 2,370 pens, 4,224 pencils, and 961 highlighters.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
15 Sep. 2025
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Think of them like regular milk chocolate M&M’s stuffed with a small salty pretzel nugget.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Shoehorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoehorn. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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