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Recent Examples of jostled
Seatbeltless, we were jostled and bounced, sometimes raising our hands to stop ourselves from hitting the metal ceiling.
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River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
One attendee, a former Canadian senator now in his 90s, told me about being pushed and jostled as police looked on.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2025
One demonstrator jostled with a puppet whose name-tag identified it as Barnard President Laura Rosenbury.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Its software acts like noise-canceling headphones, filtering out unwanted interference so delicate quantum sensors can remain accurate even when jostled at sea or in flight.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Mar. 2025
As Hien jostled for position, his arm appeared to slightly catch Nilsson, who went to ground.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
In the 15th minute of the Barcelona derby, León appeared to touch Espanyol’s Daniela Caracas in the groin area and say something as the two players jostled for position.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
The arrival of a water tanker resulted in commotion as women and children jostled to the front, large containers in hand.
—Suhasini Raj, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
One attendee, a former Canadian senator now in his 90s, told me about being pushed and jostled as police looked on.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2025
One demonstrator jostled with a puppet whose name-tag identified it as Barnard President Laura Rosenbury.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Its software acts like noise-canceling headphones, filtering out unwanted interference so delicate quantum sensors can remain accurate even when jostled at sea or in flight.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Mar. 2025
As Hien jostled for position, his arm appeared to slightly catch Nilsson, who went to ground.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
In the 15th minute of the Barcelona derby, León appeared to touch Espanyol’s Daniela Caracas in the groin area and say something as the two players jostled for position.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
The arrival of a water tanker resulted in commotion as women and children jostled to the front, large containers in hand.
—Suhasini Raj, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jostled
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McBee, who is facing up to 30 years in prison, was originally given a sentencing date in March before being pushed to June and then September.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Schiffer said Meghan had been too risk averse in the first two seasons, but could try to pitch a slightly different concept for a third season that pushed the boundaries far more.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The shakeups are the latest at a time when restaurants are squeezed between a labor shortage, rising food prices and a loss of customers as diners cut back on spending.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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For now, the three youngest each sleep in their own pack-and-plays squeezed into their parents’ bedroom.—
Jeff Truesdell,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Jostled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jostled. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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