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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
Sean Parks, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
That lowers the current year’s cap hit while pushing cap charges to future seasons.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
And fittingly, that growth has been driven largely by NBC's push into live sports.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Traffic that never quite gets fixed, neighborhoods built faster than fire and EMS can keep up, stormwater systems pushed past capacity, and water resources strained beyond what local plans ever anticipated.
—Sean Parks, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
That lowers the current year’s cap hit while pushing cap charges to future seasons.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
The global push for the platform follows a $100 million fundraising round that Substack completed in 2025.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
And fittingly, that growth has been driven largely by NBC's push into live sports.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push
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Richardson appeared to grill Coleman and nudged him before shoving him into a wall, nudging him more later on.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Video shows the agent in the tan beanie repeatedly shoving observers.—
Yahya Abou-Ghazala,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Pull upward, squeezing the lat muscle in your upper back at the top.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
31 Jan. 2026
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Pour salt onto the stain, then squeeze lemon juice over top.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
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Continue reading … ‘SLIPPERY SLOPE’ – Swalwell in the hot seat after spending over $200K in campaign cash on childcare.—
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FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Brown’s campaign did not respond to inquiries from the Washington Examiner.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
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Violent confrontations targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota are being driven by outside actors exploiting chaos, not organic protest, according to a protest insider warning that the situation is rapidly spiraling.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The driver then drove into the city of Wheat Ridge and allegedly crashed into a Honda Pilot near Pierce Street and West 32nd Avenue several minutes later before continuing on.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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But there were always more pressing things to do than attend lectures or study rare manuscripts in the Radcliffe Camera, the beautiful circular reading room that’s the centerpiece of the Bodleian Library.—
Richard Godwin,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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If affordability is today’s most pressing challenge, lawmakers must not confuse volume with wisdom, and instead confront the policies that continue to drive high costs and limit opportunity.—
Carol Platt Liebau,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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On these blocks, darkened by the presence of heavily armed federal agents, Minnesotans describe routine movements as calculated risks, unsure which block might erupt into confrontation.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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Israel and Egypt are vetting travelers, and the crossing is being overseen with international involvement, officials said, as part of efforts to prevent weapons smuggling while allowing limited humanitarian movement.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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As disturbing clues emerge and a shadowy figure traps Whitney in a deadly game of survival, mother and daughter are thrust onto parallel paths of terror.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2026
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The brothers, captains for their respective teams, were thrust into the national hockey spotlight thanks to their performance, and fighting skills, for Team USA in the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2026
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Building and Inspections is now waiting for a report from the property owner’s structural engineer regarding the cause of the collapse.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Feb. 2026
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The cause of the wreck was not clear, but police were investigating.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Push.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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