Thesaurus results for PUSHED

pushed

verb

past tense of push

as in shoved

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 squeezed

to force one's way we had to push our way through a crowd that was mostly headed in the opposite direction

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Recent Examples of pushed Five days before the deadline, the Digital Omnibus pushed them to December 2027. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 In Congress, Republicans aimed at Fauci more frequently and pushed the unproven theory that the coronavirus was created at a lab in Wuhan, China, instead of spreading from animal to human, as Fauci believed. — Michael Collins, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 The surfaces continue to change as the button keeps on getting pushed, placing and recasting Diana, Lalo and The King in new contexts, each vaguely modelled on different film genres and with varying levels of playful artifice. — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026 When a band played, the table was pushed against the wall, so the audience had room to move. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026 Once reports of the proposal to sell off stakes in the World Cup broke last month, three confederations — Asia, Europe, and North America — along with anger from world leaders and dissenting FIFA staff pushed Infantino to back down. — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Images and maps show how the Old Trails fire pushed beyond familiar danger zones in Washington. — John Muyskens, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026 Similarly to Foster, Jones’ experience in the classroom pushed him to run for office. — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 The toxic environment eventually pushed Jagetz to her breaking point. — Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

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Rhodes escaped and shoved Punk shoulder-first into the steel ring steps.

— Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
The victim, 60-year-old Shukur Aikebaer, was taken during a power outage, shoved into a Nissan Altima trunk as his wife and daughter remained inside.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of shoved

Verb

The United States, which had been lurching toward entry in the Second World War, was suddenly and inescapably thrust into global conflict.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Xenophobic unrest in South Africa, where violent mobs have forced thousands of African foreigners to flee the country, has thrust migration into the spotlight.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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Despite the emotional weight of that year, Vallejo and her husband pressed forward and launched the camp.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
Tillis had also pressed Blanche to meet with Epstein survivors amid scrutiny of the Justice Department’s handling of the files.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of pressed

Verb

In a year where voters upset with the Democratic Party mainstream have propelled outsider candidates to victory across the country, Crowley is hoping to buck the trend in Wisconsin.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
The growth was particularly propelled by an increase in streaming customers and price hikes as well as an increase in advertising revenue.

— Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026