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as in to shove
to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one
I had to push my damaged bike all the way home
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as in campaign
a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal
an unprecedented push to pass stronger gun control measures
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Recent Examples of push
Eric Geller, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
His announcement comes as Democrats look to new leadership and seek to push back on the incoming Trump administration and Republican majorities in the Senate and the House.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Monday marks 80 years since the Battle of the Bulge, when the Nazi army made its last offensive push of World War II.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Agency officials pushed tech firms to make security features free and automatic and to pay closer attention to the quality of their code.
—Eric Geller, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
His announcement comes as Democrats look to new leadership and seek to push back on the incoming Trump administration and Republican majorities in the Senate and the House.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
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Earlier this year, the move triggered a legislative push to end automatic birthright citizenship for people born on the island.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Monday marks 80 years since the Battle of the Bulge, when the Nazi army made its last offensive push of World War II.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Doe alleges that he was drugged and sodomized by the disgraced mogul, being shoved into a vehicle where the assault allegedly took place.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Footage shows the Hitchcock family’s son was shoved onto the floor, grabbed roughly by the shoulders, dragged by his arms and slammed into a table, among other things.Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Reusable Pizza Storage Container (5-Pack) This triangular container is way easier to squeeze into the fridge than a bulky pizza box.Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 10 Dec. 2024
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Translated, the budget pressures that Fitch expects to continue squeezing higher education are coming from rising costs and stagnant public support and not necessarily from market retraction.Derek Newton, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Nunes was a staunch ally of Trump throughout the House’s investigation into ties between Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia, which Nunes helped lead given his intelligence committee post.Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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But all of that changed starting in 2017, when Mr. Trump became president amid the F.B.I. investigation into Russia’s covert attempt to manipulate the 2016 election and the nature of the ties between his campaign and Moscow.Charlie Savage, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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Slice has released exclusive apps that accommodate popular contactless payment solutions and enable convenient QR technology to drive self-service experiences among other improvements.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Brian Donnelly drove from Hollywood to witness the ceremony.Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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For a long time, the Angels were criticized for only pursuing the very best free agents, while ignoring the other pressing needs up and down the organization.Sam Blum, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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By establishing a clear list of priorities, executives can ensure coaching and all other change efforts are focused on supporting the enterprise’s most immediate, pressing goals, maximizing overall impact and setting the table for exponential growth.Mitch Mitchell, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Understanding the behavior and movement patterns for any species is illuminating, but particularly with humpback whales, whose populations have rebounded in recent decades after being decimated by commercial whaling.Alexandra E. Petri, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Yoga and other movement therapies may also be helpful for prostate cancer patients who are struggling to sleep, Balneaves says.Markham Heid, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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Malik Harrison and Chris Board were thrust into into bigger roles because of injuries.Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
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The book hit shelves next summer via The Dial Press. Shallow, who rose to fame at age 25 after winning the reality TV show Survivor, was suddenly thrust into the spotlight following her appearance on the competition.Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Cleveland Guardians did not announce the cause of death.Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
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People with the highest BRIs had the highest risk of dying from any cause.Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Push.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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