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Recent Examples of elbowed
Adult carpenter ants have six legs, a narrow waist, and elbowed antennae with a bend.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
McLaughlin also said the younger Bazan elbowed an officer in the face as he was detained, which the teen denies.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026
Beckett Sennecke has elbowed into the conversation this season.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
After being elbowed by Pacers guard Ben Sheppard, Brooks leapt into the air and forced up an awkward bank shot that found the bottom of the net.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
So longtime fans may be understandably disappointed that many of these memorable undersea creatures see limited screen time, elbowed aside in favor of the nefarious ghost pirate the Flying Dutchman and his ghoulish crew.
—Justin Lowe, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Major tech players Amazon, Netflix and YouTube have elbowed their way into the main week, which was for decades ruled by the broadcast networks.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 Oct. 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
Mario elbowed me into a small windbreak.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
McLaughlin also said the younger Bazan elbowed an officer in the face as he was detained, which the teen denies.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026
Beckett Sennecke has elbowed into the conversation this season.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
After being elbowed by Pacers guard Ben Sheppard, Brooks leapt into the air and forced up an awkward bank shot that found the bottom of the net.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
So longtime fans may be understandably disappointed that many of these memorable undersea creatures see limited screen time, elbowed aside in favor of the nefarious ghost pirate the Flying Dutchman and his ghoulish crew.
—Justin Lowe, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Major tech players Amazon, Netflix and YouTube have elbowed their way into the main week, which was for decades ruled by the broadcast networks.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 Oct. 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
Mario elbowed me into a small windbreak.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elbowed
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Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his royal title in October 2025 and pushed out of his vast home at Royal Lodge after reports of his association with Epstein hit a fever pitch.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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YouTube pushed back on addiction claims YouTube wasn’t originally part of the lawsuit; Kaley and her mother decided to add it after learning about the platform’s addictive qualities, Lanier said.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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In an ecosystem squeezed by the brutal economics of streaming and the continuing struggles of the theatrical model, far too many worthy films go unsold and unseen.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Tens of billions of dollars in corporate loans are likely to default over the next year as companies, especially software and data services firms owned by private equity, get squeezed by the AI threat, Mish said in a Wednesday research note.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Duren shoved Diabate’s face, and despite people on both sides trying to alleviate the tension, the usually mild-mannered Diabate kept trying to find Duren again.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Finally, they’re shoved out the door in Texas, no coat, no ID, no money, no phone, and have to try to make their way home.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Elbowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elbowed. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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