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Recent Examples of jostles
On sunny days, when Manhattanites swap scorching sidewalks for the cool exhale of a sea breeze, the beachfront jostles.
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Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
2 June 2026
Lukas Kubis, wearing the Slovakian national champion’s jersey, visibly jostles his way forward in an attempt to return Groenewegen to the front.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
The positive is that competition has proven to provide better products and services as each company jostles to improve their offerings.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2026
In Ross’ video, the shooting is not visible, but the shots are heard as the phone camera in his hand jostles further and then faces the house behind Ross.
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Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
2 June 2026
Lukas Kubis, wearing the Slovakian national champion’s jersey, visibly jostles his way forward in an attempt to return Groenewegen to the front.
—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
The positive is that competition has proven to provide better products and services as each company jostles to improve their offerings.
—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2026
In Ross’ video, the shooting is not visible, but the shots are heard as the phone camera in his hand jostles further and then faces the house behind Ross.
—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jostles
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Meta announced its new set of smart glasses priced at $299, undercutting some of its earlier models as the company pushes to bring wearables to a broader audience.
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When an agent moves money inside a payments platform, alters a record in a hospital network or pushes code into production, the damage is harder to contain.
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With electric vehicles continuing to gain share, that further squeezes European carmakers.
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At one point, the SUV squeezes past a traffic cone while making a left turn and narrowly avoids colliding with a large truck.
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“Jostles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jostles. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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