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as in to shove
to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one
I had to push my damaged bike all the way home
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as in campaign
a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal
an unprecedented push to pass stronger gun control measures
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Recent Examples of push
Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
Rising interest rates pushed borrowers who couldn’t access public markets toward nonbank lenders — and made direct lending attractive for a growing pool of investors.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 8 Apr. 2026
In a recent court filing, Shelbourne is opposing a push by the receiver to seek bids and sell the office tower.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Arielle Konig tried to push him from the cliff, Gerhardt Konig said.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
Rising interest rates pushed borrowers who couldn’t access public markets toward nonbank lenders — and made direct lending attractive for a growing pool of investors.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
Fanatics launched Fanatics One amid a broader push toward rewards programs across sports.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 8 Apr. 2026
In a recent court filing, Shelbourne is opposing a push by the receiver to seek bids and sell the office tower.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push
Verb
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That included double technicals assessed to Charlotte’s Miller and Detroit’s Robinson after Miller landed on Robinson and Robinson shoved him away after Miller’s dunk less than two minutes into the game.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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That included double technicals assessed to Charlotte's Miller and Detroit's Robinson after Miller landed on Robinson and Robinson shoved him away after Miller's dunk less than two minutes into the game.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Focusing on everyday shapewear, Yummie hugs instead of squeezes like traditional shapewear that can be extremely tight and constrictive.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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All movies need a 45-day exclusive theatrical window, because small and mid-budget movies that hit streaming sooner are getting squeezed.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
11 Apr. 2026
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That said, where does the campaign go now, with voting in the state’s top-two primary beginning in a few weeks?—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
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And Cherfilus-McCormick has been charged by federal prosecutors with improperly using millions of dollars in federal pandemic relief funds in connection with her campaign.—
Caitlin Huey-Burns,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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But the markets could be driven by a broader picture.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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On a recent Tuesday morning, as his parents were driving him to the federal prison in Connecticut where he'll be locked up for the foreseeable future, 20-year-old Matthew Lane sent a text message to ABC News.—
Mike Levine,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Husbands in felted-wool chore jackets pressing a sleeping bundle to their chests with one hand, the other carrying their Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket haul.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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But Osten, a former first selectwoman, said cities and towns have pressing general government needs outside education that require state assistance as well.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Trotsky’s arguments about revolution in one nation versus a revolution of the international proletariat, like the fine argumentative tracery of Paul’s Jewish Christians versus Greek ones, seemed vital to the movement at the time but weirdly trivial and abstract to those outside it.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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These sonobuoys typically work as part of a larger network, where multiple buoys are deployed over a wide area to create an underwater surveillance grid, allowing operators to triangulate and track submarine movements more accurately, as per reports.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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The long-running series is enjoying its latest act on Netflix after previously airing on Fox and USA, tantalizing viewers by thrusting four couples due for a reckoning into an exotic locale overflowing with sultry singles whose only goal is to flirt.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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On the witness stand, Shandelle thrust her head back, demonstrating how Braddy’s hands gripped her throat.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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She was later pronounced dead, and a medical examiner determined her cause of death to be strangulation.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Dolores is a tribute to all of us to continue the struggle for justice and humanity — not to be caught up in an ideology for a cause that is greater than our basic human needs for kindness, dignity and belonging.—
Lynn DeWoskin Covarrubias,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Push.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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