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Recent Examples of jostled
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.
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Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
Midway through the fourth quarter, Perez and Barker jostled for position in the low post.
—David Delgado, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
The graduate student forward jostled Coach Cori Close before placing her hands together in a prayer symbol.
—Benjamin Royer, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Officials and players jostled with each other while the referee consulted the touchline screen and again when Senegal walked off.
—Reuters, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
The right bud, if jostled, blasted a loud static into my fragile ear drum.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2025
Turns out my thruaxel had been slowly jostled loose and had finally given up.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Always set them in an open space with natural air circulation away from direct sunlight and heating or cooling vents, and set back from high-traffic areas where they could be knocked or jostled.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2025
On a recent call, the girls jostled over who would talk to him first during a car ride with their mother.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
Midway through the fourth quarter, Perez and Barker jostled for position in the low post.
—David Delgado, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
The graduate student forward jostled Coach Cori Close before placing her hands together in a prayer symbol.
—Benjamin Royer, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Officials and players jostled with each other while the referee consulted the touchline screen and again when Senegal walked off.
—Reuters, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
The right bud, if jostled, blasted a loud static into my fragile ear drum.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2025
Turns out my thruaxel had been slowly jostled loose and had finally given up.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Always set them in an open space with natural air circulation away from direct sunlight and heating or cooling vents, and set back from high-traffic areas where they could be knocked or jostled.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2025
On a recent call, the girls jostled over who would talk to him first during a car ride with their mother.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jostled
Verb
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Infamously, a February 2024 story published by Bloomberg suggested that Panera Bread restaurants, owned by Newsom donor and former high school classmate Greg Flynn, would be exempt from a fast-food minimum-wage increase due to provisions pushed by the governor.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
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Missouri Automobile Dealers Association CEO Doug Smith said the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the move to online car shopping and pushed dealers to offer home delivery of vehicles and other perks aimed at making things faster and easier for consumers.—
Summer Ballentine,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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European automakers face a volatile year, squeezed by weak markets, a lack of profitability, uncertain European emissions regulations, and pressure for restructuring and mergers, while rushing to electrify and defend against burgeoning Chinese competition.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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On a typical day, Troy would have been getting ready to go to sleep on one of the two sets of bunk beds that had been squeezed into the kids’ bedroom at home.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Jostled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jostled. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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