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Recent Examples of elbow
Immediately after the Sharks killed his elbowing penalty, Barclay Goodrow came out of the box, retrieved a puck that had been cleared out of the San Jose zone, and found Cardwell, whose backhand shot from in close went off the post before Schmid covered the puck.
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
The ex-staffer, who quit in August, said he was punched, elbowed or kicked by youth over 10 times and reported three or four assaults to police.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
It was designed to keep guests on their feet, sipping cocktails and socializing elbow to elbow.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
Mario elbowed me into a small windbreak.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
The ex-staffer, who quit in August, said he was punched, elbowed or kicked by youth over 10 times and reported three or four assaults to police.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
It was designed to keep guests on their feet, sipping cocktails and socializing elbow to elbow.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
Mario elbowed me into a small windbreak.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elbow
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Critics said Trump had pushed for the extravagant parade not to commemorate the armed forces, but as a display of his own vanity.—
NPR,
NPR,
19 Oct. 2025
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He is known around Sacramento for championing LGBT rights, combating climate change, and pushing for fair housing.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Oct. 2025
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Freeman took rookie Chad Patrick deep for the first Dodgers run, and his teammates squeezed a second run out of Brewers closer Abner Uribe in the ninth.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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Nara announced the cute name in a post on her Instagram showing little Fawnie curled up in soft blankets, along with a video clip squeezing her tiny hand.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
14 Oct. 2025
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Why are local taxpayers shouldering the cost of private school vouchers?—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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This is not the moment to ask the taxpayers to shoulder this burden.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Elbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elbow. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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