Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for butting
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The channel is narrow, forcing drivers to coordinate with other boats and dodge bumping limestone when the boat stops.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026 -
It’s expected nowadays that robot vacuums clean in orderly rows rather than bumping around at random.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento will see temperatures pushing toward 90 by midweek.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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Tensions in the Middle East are pushing the United Kingdom to consider new military technology to protect global energy supplies.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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Nicotine replacement therapy appears to be essential in kicking the habit.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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After all these years, Liza is still kicking.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2026
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Police released images Tuesday of a man wanted for shoving a good Samaritan onto the tracks at a Manhattan subway station.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
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There are no official figures because shoving attacks are not counted separately in Japan’s crime statistics.—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
16 Mar. 2026
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Common themes range from poking fun at the deputies' appearances (comparing them to Family Guy's Peter Griffin and Quasimodo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame) to more serious allegations of extramarital affairs and pedophilia amongst department members.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
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But even before that, there were questions and media folks, like myself and others, were poking these questions about the president's former president's acuity and age and how much that was affecting his decision making or ability to run a campaign and even be President of the United States.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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The victim tried to flee, but a witness who saw the altercation told police that the suspects made jabbing motions towards the victim’s body.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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O'Brien wasted no time roasting Chalamet during his monologue, jabbing the superstar within minutes.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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More cheering, back-slapping, and jostling.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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The number of mushers jostling to be the first to Nome has varied over the years, but the retirements of many longtime mushers and the high cost of supplies, such as dog food, have kept the fields small this decade.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Instead, the White House appears to be prodding Iranian reformers to step forward to put their nation on a more sustainable course.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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The city has played a role in prodding investment with land sales and grants.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Butting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butting. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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