elbow

as in to push
to force one's way the sort of greedy person who is always the first to elbow to the front of the buffet table at every party

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Why are local taxpayers shouldering the cost of private school vouchers?
    Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
  • 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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