push in
phrasal verb
pushed in; pushing in; pushes in
British
: to move in front of other people who are waiting in a line
He pushed in at the head of the queue.
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There’s been a large push in Washington toward regulatory changes that could benefit the crypto sector.
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Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Feb. 2025
Officials from the Trump administration had said earlier on Friday that one of Grenell's top aims for the visit was to secure the release of Americans detained in the country, at a time when the Trump administration has been driving a deportation and anti-gang push in the United States.
—Trevor Hunnicutt and Julia Symmes Cobb, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
The last major push in Illinois for reform came 16 years ago after the legislature impeached and removed Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
The push in Missouri comes nearly two years after lawmakers passed a ban on gender-affirming care for minors and barred transgender athletes from playing sports that match their gender identity.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
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Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Feb. 2025
Officials from the Trump administration had said earlier on Friday that one of Grenell's top aims for the visit was to secure the release of Americans detained in the country, at a time when the Trump administration has been driving a deportation and anti-gang push in the United States.
—Trevor Hunnicutt and Julia Symmes Cobb, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
The last major push in Illinois for reform came 16 years ago after the legislature impeached and removed Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
The push in Missouri comes nearly two years after lawmakers passed a ban on gender-affirming care for minors and barred transgender athletes from playing sports that match their gender identity.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for push in
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“Push in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20in. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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