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Recent Examples of jostle
The first was bonkers, as the Broncos defender chased Allen on a scramble with the clock winding down at the end of the second quarter, appearing to jostle the ball free from the Bills quarterback at the Denver 32.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026
Officials and players jostled with each other while the referee consulted the touchline screen and again when Senegal walked off.
—Reuters, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
In Ross’ video, the shooting is not visible, but the shots are heard as the phone camera in his hand jostles further and then faces the house behind Ross.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Video showed officers in riot gear pushing forward as agitators crowded the street, leading to shoving and jostling during the nighttime confrontation.
—Michael Dorgan , Alexandra Koch , Bill Melugin , Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026
Officials and players jostled with each other while the referee consulted the touchline screen and again when Senegal walked off.
—Reuters, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
In Ross’ video, the shooting is not visible, but the shots are heard as the phone camera in his hand jostles further and then faces the house behind Ross.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Video showed officers in riot gear pushing forward as agitators crowded the street, leading to shoving and jostling during the nighttime confrontation.
—Michael Dorgan , Alexandra Koch , Bill Melugin , Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jostle
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Persun says her community didn't push back against her shift into new content spaces, and in turn, her audience expanded.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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Patrick Henry continued to push numbers forward and test the Islanders’ back line in the second half.—
Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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The Panthers squeezed a few end-of-career seasons out of guys such as Dino Ciccarelli and Igor Larionov.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Instead, 2026 is about building both stylish and sensible outfits that can take you from the airport to the streets with maximum versatility without ever squeezing into tight, form-fitting fabric.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Jostle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jostle. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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