procrustean

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If you’re the parent of a child with special needs who’s felt the cold procrustean hands of the public school system, you know what this father is up against.

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2021

You're trying to fit me into this procrustean notion that you have of me.

From Time • Jul. 22, 2010

A favorite of the French theorists, Kubrick ironically has the most difficulty fitting their procrustean bed.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the midst of all this gloom, the U.A.W.'s smart, redheaded Walter P. Reuther stepped up with a typically procrustean solution.

From Time Magazine Archive

A procrustean law has been enacted—“Thou shalt not dance.”

From Amusement: A Force in Christian Training by Vincent, Marvin Richardson