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What is the verb for foisted?

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foist
  1. (transitive) To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.
  2. (transitive) To force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit.
  3. (transitive) To pass off as genuine or worthy.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “I'm always suspicious when a previous generation tries to foist its heroes on me.”
      “The con artist attempted to foist her counterfeit artwork into the prestigious gallery.”
foists
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foist
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He has shareholders to answer to, but that does not mean he foists his ideas on people.”
      “He likewise landed an ample supply of powder and ball, and left a sanjak with 500 Turks and five foists.”
      “Upon this our success, the enemy sent down four other foists to help those who were already engaged against us.”
foisteth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foist
foisted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of foist
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  3. Examples:
    1. “And in California, the State Department of Education essentially adopted whole language and foisted that on mot of the school districts.”
      “He foisted the box of worthless gadgets back onto Katie then did a quick reconnoitre of their current position.”
      “Clothing design should not be about creating pricey and snobbish brands to be foisted on a gullible public.”
foisting
  1. present participle of foist
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    1. “But protesters say planners are foisting essential services on to the proposed development so eventually it will have to go ahead.”
      “And provided you don't come foisting your legumes on me, I won't slap you with my baloney.”
      “The constitution allows for a democratic procedure, rather than foisting a candidate on an association from the central party.”
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