Meaning & use
Shoehorning
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Forcing something into a space, role, or schedule where it does not comfortably fit.
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The editors were shoehorning three subplots into a ninety-minute film.
She's shoehorning extra clauses into the contract at the last minute.
A note on using this word
From the literal shoehorn, a curved tool used to ease a foot into a tight shoe, extended figuratively to any awkward fit.
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