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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
Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Make the most of the first hour Focusing on health in the first 60 minutes after waking up helps ensure that your health doesn't get pushed to the bottom of the to-do list, according to Gaines.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Under Xi, Beijing ramped up a nascent push to both increase green energy and reduce reliance on fossil fuels, unleashing more government backing for renewable energy and EVs.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Beijing has long struggled to drive domestic consumption, while brutal competition in many industries has pushed producers to cut prices, triggering a vicious cycle in which people hold off on purchases in anticipation of coming discounts.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Make the most of the first hour Focusing on health in the first 60 minutes after waking up helps ensure that your health doesn't get pushed to the bottom of the to-do list, according to Gaines.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
At its core, the push for expansion is about access, opportunity, and financial sustainability.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Under Xi, Beijing ramped up a nascent push to both increase green energy and reduce reliance on fossil fuels, unleashing more government backing for renewable energy and EVs.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push
Verb
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Clarke shoved O’Connor at least once.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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Especially if the players in front of Oettinger insist on having the game shoved down every orifice of their body.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 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
Noun
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Opponents have distributed campaign materials citing past statements from Obama and Spanberger criticizing gerrymandering, but those were before Trump pushed Republican states to redraw their congressional maps in advance of this year's midterms.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The campaign works to help nourish our neighbors, because everyone deserves access to fresh, nutritious food.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Most observers would say that this version of Bentancur was not quite as effective as the one seen under Antonio Conte, more able to cover ground in the middle and drive Tottenham forward.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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Once officers arrived, people at the scene said that someone had driven a teenage boy who had been shot from the scene.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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After some recent iffiness in Bachelor Nation with the footage of Paul’s 2023 domestic-assault incident was leaked to press and her season of The Bachelorette was pulled, the entire franchise felt up in the air.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
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Brittin is something of an AI evangelist — a man who has had his nose pressed to the glass of leading-edge AI discoveries from the likes of Demis Hassabis, a fellow Brit who runs the hugely influential Google DeepMind.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As Mercury joins Mars in Aries in your 9th house, curiosity turns into action and ideas want movement from you.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Raphael has the rare distinction of having an entire aesthetic movement named after a desire to go back to a time before him.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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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Initially treated as a death by natural causes, the case was later ruled a homicide after an undertaker noticed a knife wound on the back of her neck.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The cause of the fire remains under investigation.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Push.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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