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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
Starmer himself has pushed back against calls for his own resignation over Mandelson’s appointment.
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Matt Egan, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
That late charge pushed LAFC to 60 points, which proved enough to claim the final spot among MLS teams participating in the latest version of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
Fox News parent Fox Corporation has pushed deeper into the podcast business with its 2025 acquisition of Red Seat Ventures, a company that provides sales support and other services to independent journalists with podcasts including former Fox News personalities Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
As a member of Springfield’s minority party, Jacobs has long fought for fiscal responsibility and pushed back against tax hikes, two issues that need champions in the statehouse.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The pandemic had pushed many educators into burnout, but where others saw artificial intelligence as a threat—a technology that facilitated student cheating—Roberts saw a tool to help her survive.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
The performance featured table-vaulting parkour and 3-meter aerial flips that pushed the hardware to its structural limits.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
Hungary, Slovakia, and Czechia were pushed to opt out rather than veto it.
—Joseph De Weck, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
YouTube pushed back on addiction claims YouTube wasn’t originally part of the lawsuit; Kaley and her mother decided to add it after learning about the platform’s addictive qualities, Lanier said.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Matt Egan, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
That late charge pushed LAFC to 60 points, which proved enough to claim the final spot among MLS teams participating in the latest version of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
Fox News parent Fox Corporation has pushed deeper into the podcast business with its 2025 acquisition of Red Seat Ventures, a company that provides sales support and other services to independent journalists with podcasts including former Fox News personalities Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
As a member of Springfield’s minority party, Jacobs has long fought for fiscal responsibility and pushed back against tax hikes, two issues that need champions in the statehouse.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The pandemic had pushed many educators into burnout, but where others saw artificial intelligence as a threat—a technology that facilitated student cheating—Roberts saw a tool to help her survive.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
The performance featured table-vaulting parkour and 3-meter aerial flips that pushed the hardware to its structural limits.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
Hungary, Slovakia, and Czechia were pushed to opt out rather than veto it.
—Joseph De Weck, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
YouTube pushed back on addiction claims YouTube wasn’t originally part of the lawsuit; Kaley and her mother decided to add it after learning about the platform’s addictive qualities, Lanier said.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushed
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The buildings were shoved into receivership after the prior owner, an entity affiliated with Partner Group and Swift Realty Partners, became delinquent on a loan for the site.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Crinon kind of shoved Wilson back, engaged with him, and Wilson did not need more of an invitation.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Small businesses and farmers got squeezed.—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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Vendors built on per-seat licensing and static tools are seeing their economics squeezed as AI systems compress development timelines and reduce maintenance overhead.—
David Stout,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Those include removing security gates that people complained rattled when cars drove over the track and notifying neighbors of special events at least 30 days in advance.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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That drove prices over $20, and Larry Dolan, the uncle of MSG Sports chairman James Dolan, agreed to buy the team for $323 million in 2000, locking in a nice profit for shareholders.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Someone with a deep connection to Texas A&M University may be able to put aside their bias and give the University of Texas a fair trial, the judge noted a couple of times in the echoey downtown Fort Worth courtroom jammed with nine defendants.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated February 17,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Feb. 2026
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This stellar density is found at the heart of galaxies, but there are also non-central regions of galaxies in which stars are also jammed together tightly.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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The World Design Organization has designated Frankfurt the 2026 World Design Capital, further thrusting it into the global zeitgeist.—
Diana Hubbell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Night Agent follows a cub FBI agent thrust into a political conspiracy with international implications.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
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Questions remain During several committee hearings on the legislation, sponsors didn’t have specific, concrete answers when some colleagues pressed them for details.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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But vanishingly few have the equipment and technical know-how for traditional letterpress printing, in which individual letters on wood or metal ‘type’ blocks are arranged into words, inked up and physically pressed onto paper.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
21 Feb. 2026
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His visionary blending of traditional salsa with elements of jazz, rock and funk drove a definitive transformation of the genre, and propelled Latin music in the ’70s and ’80s.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Kirk's killing propelled the organization into the national consciousness, resulting in an influx of new campus chapters and overall membership.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Pushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushed. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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