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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Its main thrust on Medicaid is to adopt good-government measures that save money, rather than try again to repeal the Obamacare Medicaid expansion.
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The Editors, National Review, 5 June 2025
Almost everyone has had nightmares of garish failure when thrust upon the big stage of their own career.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
But then Simon, now known as Backpacking Kitty on Instagram, was sort of thrust upon him.
—Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 25 May 2025
Porter Township School Corporation Superintendant Stacey Schmidt joked that despite Union Township Bearcats being their arch-rivals, her community did not support a data center being thrust upon them.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 5 June 2025
Almost everyone has had nightmares of garish failure when thrust upon the big stage of their own career.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
But then Simon, now known as Backpacking Kitty on Instagram, was sort of thrust upon him.
—Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 25 May 2025
Porter Township School Corporation Superintendant Stacey Schmidt joked that despite Union Township Bearcats being their arch-rivals, her community did not support a data center being thrust upon them.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for thrust on/upon
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“Thrust on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrust%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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