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 The seat is widely considered reliably Republican, but some recent polling has Democrats feeling optimistic and Andrews has pushed the party to invest in the race. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026 Yet the ongoing disruptions from the Iran war, which have pushed up average gas prices more than 7% from just a month ago, threaten to spread through the economy and keep broader inflation stubbornly high. — Democrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026 Despite the rare display of industry unity, Nvidia's Jensen Huang pushed back by saying speed and safety can happen together, and said developers should act responsibly. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026 The ongoing war in the Middle East has pushed up energy prices and now threatens to make inflation more persistent. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026 Houthi and Iranian attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure and shipping in the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz have pushed oil above $100. — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 From the Avatar franchise to this year’s Billie Eilish concert doc, Cameron has pushed the boundaries of what’s possible in the medium. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026 As the song played, the extras pushed each other and slammed into furniture while pieces of plaster and debris showered down in front of them like a curtain. — Sarah Shanfield, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026 The larger-than-expected monthly increase in core prices will likely embolden those Fed officials who have pushed for higher interest rates. — Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushed

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After Will McDonald flushed Titans quarterback Cam Ward from the pocket, Bailey chased him down and shoved him out of bounds for a one-yard loss — and sack — during the Jets’ 23-10 victory.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Like the people in that book, many of the subjects of The Castle have been shoved to the margins.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of shoved

Verb

The helicopter, which was used by NBC and Telemundo, crashed about two hours after police say Rios drove her 2004 Ford Expedition the wrong way down a busy avenue, ran a red light and struck a vehicle before hitting the bus.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Stocks posted a comeback one day after the Fed's decision to raise rates by a quarter percentage point — with the suggestion of at least one more rate increase this year — drove major market averages sharply lower Wednesday.

— Justina Lee,Sarah Min, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of drove

Verb

The situation thrust the team at NBC4 into a journalist’s nightmare—a tragedy where reporters become part of the story.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
In its concluding episodes, the HBO juggernaut thrust an unearned heel turn on its female lead, rendered its climactic battle so dark viewers couldn’t see it, and ended over 70 hours of buildup with a rando on the Iron Throne.

— Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of thrust

Verb

Williams pressed against the confines of knowing herself and being known in this show.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
At the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles in MacArthur Park, Yaira Mejia pressed her inked thumb on a green document that granted her Mexican citizenship.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of pressed

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There is also a section dedicated to Star Wars, the storied sci-fi franchise that propelled George Lucas to fame.

— Tim Chan, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
California companies have propelled this movement, turning what was once an old-fashioned way to save money into a booming industry at the cutting edge of style.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026