Thesaurus results for JOSTLED

jostled

verb

past tense of jostle

as in pushed

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 jostled The impact jostled loose a few petals before the circle of blossoms slowly drifted away on the luminescent blue Bermudian swells. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026 A couple of Friday night upsets and an overtime victory by The First Academy jostled the Orlando area football rankings again this week in the Sentinel’s Super 16 Coaches Poll. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2026 Teams jostled for position on the wide road as the kilometers slipped by, with UAE Emirates XRG, Visma-Lease a Bike, Lidl-Trek, Groupama-FDJ United and Netcompany Ineos all getting their leaders to the front for the grand finale to come. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 But King strained his hamstring on his game-winning touchdown run, and getting jostled by teammates in a celebratory mosh pit didn’t help it. — Joseph Person, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 As residents, activists, farmers and journalists squeezed and jostled through the crowd, holding court in one corner was Budd-Falen, the high-ranking official with the Interior Department. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026 McDonald’s has jostled its menu and has sought to lure some of those customers to stores through value meals and other specials. — Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 Television crews jostled for hallway interviews with arriving lawmakers. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 July 2026 In 1989, Khomeini’s body jostled out of the coffin in his chaotic procession. — Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 3 July 2026

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The seat is widely considered reliably Republican, but some recent polling has Democrats feeling optimistic and Andrews has pushed the party to invest in the race.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Yet the ongoing disruptions from the Iran war, which have pushed up average gas prices more than 7% from just a month ago, threaten to spread through the economy and keep broader inflation stubbornly high.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026

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Add in Braxton Berrios, the Giants’ punt returner and backup slot receiver, and that squeezed Slayton out.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026
Independent designers, once a discovery engine, were being squeezed, while the biggest brands put more investment into their own stores, creating a dichotomy in experiences that Bron felt was palpable.

— Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026

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