jostled

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 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 Inspired by a format often used on Jubilee, a popular YouTube channel, one conservative student took a seat in the center of a ring of chairs, and liberal audience members jostled to sit across from him and debate him. Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 Multiple clips circulating on social media from the court showed Israeli officials quickly turning the video off as people jostled to see the doctor. Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 Castle, in particular, jostled through various matchups. 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 The pitching staff has been jostled, with a rough outing by lefty reliever Aaron Bummer on Monday necessitating his release on Tuesday. Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 20 May 2026 Well out of place, an aggressive Rakell jostled the puck free and poked in an empty-netter for the 2-0 lead for Pittsburgh's first multigoal lead of the series. Cbs News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jostled
Verb
  • Five days before the deadline, the Digital Omnibus pushed them to December 2027.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In Congress, Republicans aimed at Fauci more frequently and pushed the unproven theory that the coronavirus was created at a lab in Wuhan, China, instead of spreading from animal to human, as Fauci believed.
    Michael Collins, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • Denmark is being squeezed from both sides of the NATO alliance.
    Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Space food is changing Early astronauts squeezed puréed food from tubes.
    Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026

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“Jostled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jostled. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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