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Recent Examples of jostling
Plus this lineup needs some jostling.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Both sides are now jostling for control of Jubaland’s northern Gedo region.
—Omar S Mahmood, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
The launch of Atlas puts OpenAI in direct competition with rivals like Google and Perplexity AI, which are jostling to attract users and win market share with their own browser offerings.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, much of the rest of the city’s political class is jostling for position around him.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
African tech entrepreneurs are jostling to offer digital financial services to the millions of Africans who live outside the continent and frequently transfer money back home.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
As Ali stopped to address the crowd and the cameras, a disturbance broke out between the jostling spectators and the soldiers.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The shutdown of major subduction zones would mean that the Earth’s tectonic plates stop clashing and jostling about.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
On weekends, a line forms before Poulette opens, with people jostling for the best possible position to score the day’s bakes.
—Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Both sides are now jostling for control of Jubaland’s northern Gedo region.
—Omar S Mahmood, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
The launch of Atlas puts OpenAI in direct competition with rivals like Google and Perplexity AI, which are jostling to attract users and win market share with their own browser offerings.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, much of the rest of the city’s political class is jostling for position around him.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
African tech entrepreneurs are jostling to offer digital financial services to the millions of Africans who live outside the continent and frequently transfer money back home.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
As Ali stopped to address the crowd and the cameras, a disturbance broke out between the jostling spectators and the soldiers.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The shutdown of major subduction zones would mean that the Earth’s tectonic plates stop clashing and jostling about.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
On weekends, a line forms before Poulette opens, with people jostling for the best possible position to score the day’s bakes.
—Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jostling
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Democrats are pushing to extend soon-to-expire health care tax credits and reverse earlier Medicaid cuts, but Republicans have rejected those proposals.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The partisan scramble was sparked by Trump pushing Texas and other Republican-majority states to redistrict to preserve the party’s majority in the House, prompting Democrats to launch their own efforts to push back.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Bagail 6-piece Compression Packing Cube Set is just $19 and a game-changer for squeezing extra outfits into a carry-on.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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To check for ripeness, start by squeezing the fruit—ripe mangos should give slightly under pressure without feeling overly soft or mushy.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Jostling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jostling. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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