thrust on/upon
phrasal verb
thrust on/upon; thrusting on/upon; thrusts on/upon
: to force (someone) to have or accept (something)
Fame was thrust upon her.
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The three boosters combine to produce 5.1 million pounds of thrust on liftoff, the most powerful commercial active rocket available.
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Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda, Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2024
But some of those choices are thrust upon him by the 1930s version of the entertainment industry.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 21 June 2024
Students are especially struggling with the high expectations thrust on them to bounce back from COVID-19, Jacobson said.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 19 June 2024
Women have had beauty standards thrust on them for millennia; why can’t men?
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 June 2024
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Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda, Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2024
But some of those choices are thrust upon him by the 1930s version of the entertainment industry.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 21 June 2024
Students are especially struggling with the high expectations thrust on them to bounce back from COVID-19, Jacobson said.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 19 June 2024
Women have had beauty standards thrust on them for millennia; why can’t men?
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 June 2024
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“Thrust on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrust%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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