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Recent Examples of jostle
Castle, in particular, jostled through various matchups.
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Fred Katz,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
They were jostled by men carrying heavy crates, cursed out by a man selling a pair of old boots, and viewed with suspicion by seemingly everyone else.
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Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
Of the several candidates jostling for the role, only two — regardless of their party — will advance from the primary to the general election.
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Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
On sunny days, when Manhattanites swap scorching sidewalks for the cool exhale of a sea breeze, the beachfront jostles.
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Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
2 June 2026
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Fred Katz,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
They were jostled by men carrying heavy crates, cursed out by a man selling a pair of old boots, and viewed with suspicion by seemingly everyone else.
—
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
Of the several candidates jostling for the role, only two — regardless of their party — will advance from the primary to the general election.
—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
On sunny days, when Manhattanites swap scorching sidewalks for the cool exhale of a sea breeze, the beachfront jostles.
—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jostle
Verb
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That lawsuit, in part, accuses City Attorney Miko Brown of pushing airport officials to investigate a charter airline's safety record -- not because of genuine safety concerns, but to create legal cover for a city council vote that put $90 million in federal grant money at risk.
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Regulatory scrutiny is also pushing the conversation.
Verb
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Ecuador beat Germany 2-1 in its final group-play match to squeeze into the knockout stages for just the second time, advancing as a third-place team.
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There was Paris squeezed between meetings on a fleeting work trip.
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“Jostle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jostle. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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