Meaning & use
Shoehorned
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Forced something into a space, role, or situation where it does not naturally or comfortably fit.
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The writers shoehorned an awkward romantic subplot into the final episode.
They shoehorned six desks into a room meant for four.
A note on using this word
The verb figuratively extends "shoehorn," the tool used to ease a tight-fitting shoe onto the foot, to describe forcing anything into an ill-suited space.
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