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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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Recent Examples of pushed
Trump has pushed a more hands-off approach for government intervention in the AI industry than his predecessor, former president Joe Biden.
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 3 June 2026
The possibility of applying the law to only some types of institutions has also been a key concern for lawmakers who pushed this session to delay implementation of the law or repeal it.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Clark and White, however, pushed back on the notion that this particular argument was a fair summation of their bond.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 2 June 2026
The team spent the next three minutes breaking the door’s lock and popping one of its hinges, during which time the officers pushed themselves against the door attempting to get into the bathroom.
—Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 2 June 2026
There was a time before the cultural shakedown of Siamese Dream (1993) and the monolithic 28-track Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995) pushed the group’s theatrical rock to near ubiquity.
—David Harris, SPIN, 2 June 2026
Ţoiu pushed back against Moscow’s position and questioned how a permanent member of the Security Council can simultaneously act as an aggressor state.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Pelley interrupted Bilton and pushed back.
—Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 2 June 2026
The filing comes less than a week after Anthropic raised $65 billion in a Series H round that pushed its valuation to $965 billion—up from $183 billion as recently as December 2025.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Joey Garrison, USA Today, 3 June 2026
The possibility of applying the law to only some types of institutions has also been a key concern for lawmakers who pushed this session to delay implementation of the law or repeal it.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Clark and White, however, pushed back on the notion that this particular argument was a fair summation of their bond.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 2 June 2026
The team spent the next three minutes breaking the door’s lock and popping one of its hinges, during which time the officers pushed themselves against the door attempting to get into the bathroom.
—Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 2 June 2026
There was a time before the cultural shakedown of Siamese Dream (1993) and the monolithic 28-track Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995) pushed the group’s theatrical rock to near ubiquity.
—David Harris, SPIN, 2 June 2026
Ţoiu pushed back against Moscow’s position and questioned how a permanent member of the Security Council can simultaneously act as an aggressor state.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Pelley interrupted Bilton and pushed back.
—Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 2 June 2026
The filing comes less than a week after Anthropic raised $65 billion in a Series H round that pushed its valuation to $965 billion—up from $183 billion as recently as December 2025.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushed
Verb
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The tenant shoved the crook out of the apartment and into the hallway.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
1 June 2026
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The suspect allegedly shoved an officer, then kicked, punched, and elbowed others while police attempted to put him into custody.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2026
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Freddie Freeman squeezed one inside the left-field foul pole in the first inning, his fourth home run in nine games (after hitting just one in the previous 35 games).—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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The story of America’s lopsided home prices has often been pinned on the wealthy remote workers who squeezed home supply in the pandemic’s early days.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
Verb
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As the family entered the intersection, Erickson drove by them and avoided a collision.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Tovar drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to right field in the second.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Win or lose, the plays will be clipped incessantly, jammed into highlight reels or viral tweets, and B-roll of fans flooding the streets past subway stops adorned in Knicks colors and Timberlands will be plastered all over a thousand documentaries.—
Kyle Wagner,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2026
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The idea is far-fetched in a state where Republicans are so dominant, but when church ended, the lines for signatures crept up the aisles and jammed the floral-scented foyer.—
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
Verb
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The bullet penetrated his hip, thrust through his knee and shattered his femur.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2026
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Kim was one shot behind Kupcho after the opening round, and she was thrust into the lead early in the second despite shooting 1 over on the front nine.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 June 2026
Verb
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Welker pressed Trump on his claims, noting repeatedly that the president had no evidence backing them up.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
7 June 2026
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During the production process, two separate sheets of aluminum are pressed together through powerful rollers, resulting in a single, fused sheet that has one shiny side and one side with a matte finish.—
Darcy Lenz,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
Verb
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Racial divisions around the case have propelled it to the national forefront, drawing the attention of both right-wing agitators and civil rights organizations.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
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As well as plucking at heartstrings, the show propelled a new generation of cigarette jeans and tortoiseshell headband-wearing girls to pack out The Odeon and drive up the prices of Calvin Klein and Yohji Yamamoto on The RealReal.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
3 June 2026
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“Pushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushed. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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