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as in to push
to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one
I had to keep shoving my heavy suitcase as I slowly made my way to the head of the line
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as in to press
to push steadily against with some force
quit shoving your hand in my face
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Recent Examples of shove
Andy Newman, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
After Brown and Brooks first got tangled in the end zone, Pride stepped in and shoved Brown, who reacted by pulling him into a tunnel leading away from the field.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
The approach to California union members — more a nudge than a shove — also had to be sold to skeptics.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Two hours later, a 45-year-old man was standing on the platform at the 18th Street station, looking down at his phone, when a man ran up and shoved him into the path of an arriving train.
—Andy Newman, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
After Brown and Brooks first got tangled in the end zone, Pride stepped in and shoved Brown, who reacted by pulling him into a tunnel leading away from the field.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
Noun
This is a friendly shove between draft classmates that illustrates their ability to mess with each other without detracting from the rest of practice.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
The approach to California union members — more a nudge than a shove — also had to be sold to skeptics.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shove
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Senate Democrats have pushed for more information over Bondi's foreign lobbying work to determine any potential conflicts of interest that might surface should she be confirmed as attorney general.Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
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The atmosphere and fan rowdiness gave them even more reason to push for their debuts.Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Israeli forces are pressing their air and ground war against Hamas, and on Wednesday, Palestinian medics said Israeli airstrikes killed at least five people in the Gaza Strip, including two infants and a woman.Tia Goldenberg and Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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This morning, a second and third major fire are pressing toward more suburban zones where people are now evacuating.Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
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This year's fires, driven by dry conditions and strong winds, have threatened high-value properties, forced evacuations, and underscored the risks of climate change and urban development in fire-prone areas.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Revenues from services and fees increased by $17.7 million, driven by growth in the Capital Markets and Financial Consulting segments, while the Communications segment saw a decline.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Jan. 2025
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The new tags now collect the data daily and compress it into a 12-byte file before transmitting it back to the research team via a novel long-range network.Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Disassemble carefully, compressing the branches as much as possible.Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2024
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Becoming Queen Zulu Amid her groundbreaking work in Louisiana, Macias was unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight in a different arena: Mardi Gras.Javier Hasse, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Threat level: When elevators are out of order, people who are unable to take the stairs or have difficulty doing so are thrust into a crisis.Nathan Bomey, Axios, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Shove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shove. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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