as in to push
to force one's way everyone glared at the man who jostled to the front of the line

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Recent Examples of jostle If President Donald Trump had his way, guests at the White House would be waltzing in a grand ballroom, not jostling for space in its largest room. Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025 Players such as Len Dawson spearheaded the early years while Joe Montana and Jim Kelly jostled in the 1990s. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2025 Thousands of Palestinian jostled the two Israelis as they were escorted to Red Cross vehicles. Mick Krever, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025 Then Tkachuk, whose right arm was being held by Rangers forward Matt Rempe, jostled with Shesterkin before the referees intervened and removed Shesterkin from the scrum. Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jostle

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“Jostle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jostle. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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