3syllables
shoehorning
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Definitions ofshoehorning
1verb
- To use a shoehorn.
- To force (something) into (a tight space); to squeeze (something) into (a schedule, etc); to exert great effort to insert or include (something); to include (something) despite potent reasons not to.
Example: "His staff want to shoehorn an extra stop into his already packed campaigning schedule."
- To force some current event into alignment with a some (usually unconnected) agenda, especially when it is fallacious.
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