Thesaurus results for JOSTLE

jostle

verb

ˈjä-səl

Definition of jostle next

as in to push

to force one's way everyone glared at the man who jostled to the front of the line

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Recent Examples of jostle With this in mind, researchers ran some simulations to explore how all that jostling for position might have affected the moons of Jupiter and Uranus in particular — and the results suggest that these two planets' moons only survived that tumultuous time because of a giant planet that didn't. —

Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 29 May 2026 People are jostling to replace Keir Starmer. —

Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026 The pitching staff has been jostled, with a rough outing by lefty reliever Aaron Bummer on Monday necessitating his release on Tuesday. —

Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 20 May 2026 Companies are jostling for an AI stock bump. —

Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for jostle

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The actress started advocating for menopause and mid-life care in 2024 − after her doctor misdiagnosed her symptoms as herpes − and pushed for legislation to fund research and education in women’s health.

— Wendy Naugle, USA Today, 5 June 2026
The visit is a chance for Xi to push for a rebalancing of these ties and to signal the importance of the relationship to Beijing at a moment of global flux.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 5 June 2026