jostles

present tense third-person singular of jostle
as in pushes
to force one's way everyone glared at the man who jostled to the front of the line

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  • Our show often pushes boundaries somewhat for the network, so that’s not abnormal for them.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
  • This combination will induce multiple rounds of Arctic air east of the Rockies, which pushes the jet stream south in the east of the country.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Jostles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jostles. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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