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Recent Examples of jostle
Baumgartner, a Michigan native, enters the Milan Cortina Olympics as one of the world’s best at snowboard cross, an event where competitors jostle for position over a series of banked turns, speed bump-like hills and jumps, all trying to reach the finish line the fastest.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
Use your clean hands to gently jostle the berries to ensure all pieces and sides are washed.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
His pointing to the issues at the recent AFCON in Morocco also appear to be part of the usual lobbying and jostling for position ahead of serious negotiations with FIFA which will only begin after the 2026 tournament is finished.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Many of the quakes that have jostled San Ramon in recent months are so small that people living in the suburban Contra Costa County town of 85,000 didn’t feel them.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
Use your clean hands to gently jostle the berries to ensure all pieces and sides are washed.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
His pointing to the issues at the recent AFCON in Morocco also appear to be part of the usual lobbying and jostling for position ahead of serious negotiations with FIFA which will only begin after the 2026 tournament is finished.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Many of the quakes that have jostled San Ramon in recent months are so small that people living in the suburban Contra Costa County town of 85,000 didn’t feel them.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jostle
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As a deputy was putting crime scene tape up at the second shooting location, the suspect drove up and hit him, pushing the deputy about 40 feet, the sheriff's office said in a news release.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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The party’s flirtation with economic populism could serve to push away some of the remaining conservative doctors operating private practices.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Before that, the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act that passed in January 2025 was already squeezing Social Security, CRFB said.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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Video shows the women squeezing through the window and screaming obscenities at the people inside, while tossing food, beverages and packaging.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Jostle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jostle. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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