1
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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2
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
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
There was an abrupt downshift in her tone, her words a shove.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Plug in a marquee name (Glen Powell), hand it to a capable showrunner (Loki’s Michael Waldron), and shove the product through Hulu’s pipes.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
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Verb
And when Hutch’s son gets into a fight at the arcade, drawing in a local adult who has the temerity to give Hutch’s daughter a shove, Hutch can’t help himself; he’s got to show these bullies who’s boss.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
There was an abrupt downshift in her tone, her words a shove.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
The 45-year-old singer gave fans a firm warning after having to shove a man who rushed the stage during one of his recent performances.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Plug in a marquee name (Glen Powell), hand it to a capable showrunner (Loki’s Michael Waldron), and shove the product through Hulu’s pipes.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
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Verb
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Speaking in Rhode Island, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that signs of labor market weakness had pushed policymakers to shift their balance of risks in a way that justified a rate cut this month.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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From there, Towanda pressed Tamar about not wanting to film with the group, a question Tamar brushed off, hinting that her sisters already knew the reason why.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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In a startling image, a pregnant Perfidia fires off rounds with a machine-gun butt pressed against her swollen belly.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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While OpenAI says that scaling is key to driving innovation and future AI breakthroughs, investors and analysts are beginning to raise their eyebrows over the mindboggling sums.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
29 Sep. 2025
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And entertainment, in my opinion, drives fashion culture.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Today's market compresses product life cycles down to quarters rather than years.—
Matthew Ross,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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In Pina and Martínez Lobato’s typical fleet fashion, the show compresses into its first six minutes the many extraordinary events of 22-year-old Max Varela’s (Pau Simón) life.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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Accusations that the president is being bigoted with his video posts come weeks after issues around respect between political rivals and free speech were thrust into the spotlight by the assassination of conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder and CEO Charlie Kirk on September 10.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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That change has been accelerated by the advent of social media, which has thrust designers into a bigger arena, said Linda Fargo, senior vice president of fashion at Bergdorf Goodman.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Shove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shove. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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