Foist
Foist verb - To offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable.
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Synonyms for Foist
Work in and foist are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Work in" instead a verb "Foist".
Nearby Word: foisting
Work in
Work in verb - To put among or between others.
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Both terms in one sentence
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Department of Child Disservices: Diane's employers won't let her adopt Amanda because she doesn't make enough money, yet are perfectly willing to foist Amanda on the Butkises - a family that turns out to have been adopting kids by the half dozen to force them to work in their junkyard.
Source: Film / It Takes Two
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Work in and Foist. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/foist/work_in
Foist & Work in. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/foist/work_in>.
Work in or Foist. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/foist/work_in.
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