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Recent Examples of shoehorn
Since then, these standalone console titles have mostly disappeared, been shoehorned into an Ultimate Team mode or moved to mobile.
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Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 14 Mar. 2026
That bill was watered down, however, and eventually got shoehorned into the one that passed Friday.
—Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
The best of the genre allow for more complexity than this one and don’t try quite so hard to shoehorn so much into 90 minutes.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
The most notable is the AC-Bristol, which inspired Carroll Shelby to shoehorn Ford’s 260 ci V-8 into the tiny AC bodyshell, the rest of which has its own rich history.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026
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Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 14 Mar. 2026
That bill was watered down, however, and eventually got shoehorned into the one that passed Friday.
—Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
The best of the genre allow for more complexity than this one and don’t try quite so hard to shoehorn so much into 90 minutes.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
The most notable is the AC-Bristol, which inspired Carroll Shelby to shoehorn Ford’s 260 ci V-8 into the tiny AC bodyshell, the rest of which has its own rich history.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoehorn
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What takes years of planning for many restaurateurs is crammed into this tiny timeframe, complete with design choices, menu creation and shopping, and on top of that, an actual restaurant service.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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Hundreds of residents crammed into City Hall, filling multiple overflow rooms.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The global economy and consumers everywhere Consumers across the world are already getting squeezed by the impacts of the war.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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In a behind-the-scenes shot by Alex Bramall, Princess Charlotte is seen sitting in front of Eugenie, laughing so hard her eyes are squeezed shut.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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Sturm was trying to formulate an answer for why his team stuffed an amateur hour’s worth of bumbles into Sunday’s opening 20 minutes.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Of course, no seder would be complete without everyone sitting at the table at the end of the night, totally stuffed and maybe a little tipsy, to chat and gossip about everyday life.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Shoehorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoehorn. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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