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 game finished 1-0 but FIFA ordered the whole match to be replayed (Uzbekistan pushed for an automatic 3-0 win, or at the very least to restart play from the 38th minute, when the penalty incident occurred, and with them a goal up). —

Tim Spiers, New York Times, 10 June 2026 Walz pushed back against claims during a Capitol Hill hearing in March. —

Conor Wight, CBS News, 9 June 2026 But as passengers tried to assist others back on board, strong winds pushed the pontoon farther away from the man in the water, separating him from the group. —

Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 9 June 2026 Witnesses told police that the two 17-year-old students fought after Metcalf asked Anthony to move from under the Memorial High School tent at Kuykendall Stadium, and that Metcalf either pushed or grabbed Anthony before Anthony pulled a knife from his bag and stabbed Metcalf in the chest. —

Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026 But members have pushed back on Republican leadership’s frustration. —

Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 9 June 2026 Bruel pushed back with numbers. —

Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 June 2026 Last year, Medicare’s hospital insurance trust fund go-broke date was pushed to 2033 from 2036 the year before that, according to the report from the programs’ trustees. —

Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 9 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

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During the first half, Knicks All-Star guard Jalen Brunson was trying to guard Wembanyama near the free throw line when the 7-foot-4 center put his hand on the back of Brunson’s head and shoved him to the court.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
Back in February, just two blocks from where Monday’s victim was attacked, an 88-year-old woman was shoved to the ground and robbed of her cane, cops said.

— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 June 2026