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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are thrust" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where something is being forcefully pushed or directed, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "The ideas of the new policy are thrust upon the employees without any prior discussion."
Alternatives: "are imposed" or "are forced".
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Microphones are thrust towards her mouth.
Glossy pamphlets are thrust into reluctant hands.
Thus, players are thrust into a variety of playing situations.
Hamlet and Macbeth are thrust to the very edge of sanity; Lear and, momentarily, Othello are thrust beyond it.
Daily pressures are thrust upon all of us.
Dozens of Croatian flags are thrust into the air.
Two more revolvers are thrust in his belt.
When understudies are thrust into starting roles, so be it, Ryan said.
They are thrust between the bull's shoulder blades, just as the uses his sword.
We are thrust into the heart-stopping hurly-burly that Shakespeare's prologue merely prophesies.
Trump, however, has problems of his own that are thrust into the spotlight by Netanyahu's visit.
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