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Recent Examples of jostled
Every excursion includes the likelihood of being uncomfortably jostled or, worse, dropped as he’s being transferred to his seat.
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Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
People jostled across the steps as porters maneuvered carts and tourists paused for photos.
—Vic O'Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
An onboard tracking system inside the unit also relocks the beams automatically whenever the unit gets shifted or jostled.
—Margo Anderson, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2026
The city’s nomadic encampments of unhoused people constantly jostled and disrupted.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 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
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
Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
People jostled across the steps as porters maneuvered carts and tourists paused for photos.
—Vic O'Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
An onboard tracking system inside the unit also relocks the beams automatically whenever the unit gets shifted or jostled.
—Margo Anderson, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2026
The city’s nomadic encampments of unhoused people constantly jostled and disrupted.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jostled
Verb
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And that would have pushed him above 200 career wins.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Some Israeli troops have pushed into southern Lebanon, and there are fears Israel is preparing a large-scale invasion.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The three of us squeezed into our bedroom closet and huddled over my phone.—
Amanda Peet,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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Tkachuk controlled the loose puck in the crease and squeezed it past goalie Ilya Sorokin for the comeback victory.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Jostled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jostled. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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