1
as in brushed
to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing
accidentally nudged me as they squeezed past
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2
as in urged
to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action
the car salesman nudged me into taking a test-drive, even though I had said that I was just looking
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Recent Examples of nudged
Julian and Penelope nudged me for a response in unison.
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Sofía Pereda, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Its success nudged competitors to make their own EVs more enticing, and Tesla capitalized on its head start, continuing to develop its tech and create new cars, including 2017’s Model 3, which also made TIME’s list.
—Merrill Fabry, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Larsson has been busy reorienting PVH so that it is focused on taking full advantage of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein’s potential and recently nudged up the company’s revenue forecast.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Since January, 139 have been fired, nudged into early retirement or involuntarily transferred — an unprecedented shakeup central to his deportation efforts.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
To manage the thousands of people who descend daily, operators have studied visitors’ behavior and engineered their parks to move people around without anyone realizing they’re being nudged.
—Bianca Bosker, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2025
Student tickets nudged down, too, from 8,013 to 7,823.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
The result can be that all tasks get nudged into the periphery of your attention.
—Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
Creating rentals aided lower-income families and nudged rents down.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Sofía Pereda, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Its success nudged competitors to make their own EVs more enticing, and Tesla capitalized on its head start, continuing to develop its tech and create new cars, including 2017’s Model 3, which also made TIME’s list.
—Merrill Fabry, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Larsson has been busy reorienting PVH so that it is focused on taking full advantage of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein’s potential and recently nudged up the company’s revenue forecast.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Since January, 139 have been fired, nudged into early retirement or involuntarily transferred — an unprecedented shakeup central to his deportation efforts.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
To manage the thousands of people who descend daily, operators have studied visitors’ behavior and engineered their parks to move people around without anyone realizing they’re being nudged.
—Bianca Bosker, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2025
Student tickets nudged down, too, from 8,013 to 7,823.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
The result can be that all tasks get nudged into the periphery of your attention.
—Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
Creating rentals aided lower-income families and nudged rents down.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nudged
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Misconduct is brushed off as business as usual, denied and excused at every turn, and much of it never comes to light.—
Micah Kimball,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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Kingston brushed off the telltale signs of uterine cancer as typical aging, a mistake experts say can cost women their lives.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Krasner also urged any other potential victims of King to come forward.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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But Vance recently urged Americans to call the employers of those who posted improper sentiments about slain activist Charlie Kirk.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
19 Oct. 2025
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Once, with four mimosas under his belt, Drew had kissed Carol in the spot where the refrigerator blocked the view of the pantry.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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After three seasons of tension, Cory and Bradley kissed and ended up in bed together in episode three.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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Over the course of a conversation that spanned more than a million words and 300 hours, the bot encouraged Brooks to adopt grandiose beliefs, validated his delusions, and led him to believe the technological infrastructure that underpins the world was in imminent danger.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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These men, too, were encouraged to get married—and stay married.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Nudged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nudged. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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