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Recent Examples of elbowed
Rod Sellers and Laettner grappled for a loose ball and Sellers elbowed Laettner in the face and slammed his head to the floor.
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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
Identifying Termites Subterranean termites have thicker bodies than carpenter ants, no waistline, and their antennae are not elbowed.
—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
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
Identifying Termites Subterranean termites have thicker bodies than carpenter ants, no waistline, and their antennae are not elbowed.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elbowed
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Tornado sirens, cell phone alerts, high winds and pounding rain woke up Michigan residents as severe weather pushed through the state overnight Tuesday.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The fighting has pushed many people into famine, caused a huge displacement crisis and left over 30 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Sudhir Srivastava, vice president of the Noida Entrepreneurs Association, said manufacturers were being squeezed from multiple directions.—
Mayu Saini,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Bottom line Private credit’s share of overall financing in the US economy has grown, and when that growth slows or stops, small businesses with few other options get squeezed.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2026
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Continue reading … CAUGHT ON CAMERA — Savanah Hernandez shoved to concrete by Minneapolis protesters in violent scene.—
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FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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That included double technicals assessed to Charlotte’s Miller and Detroit’s Robinson after Miller landed on Robinson and Robinson shoved him away after Miller’s dunk less than two minutes into the game.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Elbowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elbowed. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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