Thesaurus results for ELBOWED

elbowed

verb

past tense of elbow

as in pushed

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 elbowed Zuccarello finished Game 1 with three assists but was elbowed in the face by Myers, who received a minor penalty. —

Michael Russo, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026 Whatever junior workers survive the automation of the knowledge economy will be scaling a pyramid that is steeper and sharper-elbowed. —

Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026 Termites have a thicker body and antennae that are not elbowed. —

Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026 Sometimes, one of the most entertaining parts of a performance is the audience — especially when the show has shimmied and elbowed its way up from open mics and crowded basements, gathering good will along the way. —

Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026 Rod Sellers and Laettner grappled for a loose ball and Sellers elbowed Laettner in the face and slammed his head to the floor. —

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026 Fort Worth police officer Bobbie Sanchez, who was elbowed in the jaw while apprehending a suspect, told the Star-Telegram there was not a single oral surgeon in the city’s network who could treat her injuries, which delayed her recovery. —

Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026 Jokic elbowed into the pantheon of greatness with three MVPs, joining Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, and Shaquille O’Neal among the top centers to ever roam the earth. —

Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2026 The other one laughed but elbowed him. —

Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026

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Verb

As the quarrel turned physical, the woman pushed Smith to the ground, witnesses told police.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
Hayslett has pushed Marzullo to be aware of pitches on the outside corner.

— Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026