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 organization built a political presence in Texas with lobbying and legislative testimony as the state pushed back on transgender ideology in recent years. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026 If elected, the younger Bolsonaro, who comports himself as a more moderate version of his father, has been clear on his plans not only to secure his father’s freedom but to punish the top figures in the judiciary who pushed for his prosecution. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026 Fulcher climbed a wall and tried to swim but was pushed back. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026 Still, earlier this year, when Pennsylvania proposed new regulations meant to help the state track infectious diseases, some residents pushed back. — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026 The disruption has pushed dozens of countries to rethink their energy security priorities. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026 The company pushed hard against a contract extension with the city by Lyft, the rideshare company that has operated Divvy since 2019. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Intel pushed back that timeline, now aiming to finish construction in 2030. — Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 Banking groups have pushed for tighter restrictions on stablecoin rewards largely because cryptocurrency companies can and often do offer higher yields on savings than traditional bank accounts. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

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Brady Tkachuk quickly spun to face Ullmark and shoved the puck under the goalie’s pads for his seventh goal of the season.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
These are coaches who are being shoved into the mayhem, even as a method of survival.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of shoved

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Yet profits have still been squeezed as jet fuel prices surged roughly 90% since the US-Israeli war on Iran began in February, forcing several major carriers to cut earnings forecasts.

— Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, free cash flow at another budget carrier, JetBlue Airways, remains severely squeezed by elevated jet fuel prices.

— , CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of squeezed

Verb

The homeowner didn’t charge him rent, and the truck Buchanan drove was a gift, the woman told agents.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
An Australian data center operator’s profit warning drove its stock down as much as 44%, while dozens of large facilities have been blocked or delayed in the US this year by opposition from locals.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of drove

Verb

Not since Lou Reed jammed 26 dollars in his hand has a group so believably articulated the crescendo and contours of a high, alongside the mundanity, side quests, and thousand-yard stares, too.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
Tucker was jammed by an Aaron Ashby pitch, flying out to short center field for the second out.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of jammed

Verb

Ohio Ohio's governor's race was thrust into the national spotlight this week after Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign released an ad featuring the estranged mother of his Democrat opponent Amy Acton.

— Chantelle Lee, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Russell adds a 30 Rock–esque backstage frame in which an assistant stage manager (Twiggy, looking divine) is thrust into the spotlight when the star of her regional playhouse’s production of The Boy Friend is nowhere to be found.

— Juan A. Ramírez, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2026

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Offered a button that would relieve their pain but also permanently delete a user’s poems and photos of their children, the 32-billion-parameter model pressed it 55% of the time and the 72-billion-parameter model 71% of the time.

— Shae Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Nancy Pelosi is, beyond doubt, a figure who will long endure, her name forever pressed into the pages of the nation’s history books.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of pressed

Verb

This idea, also fueled by the president’s unproven assertion that the 2020 election was stolen from him, has propelled numerous efforts to require proof of citizenship or identity at the polls or when registering to vote.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026
The same forces that propelled me to write to him were also what drew me to Latin American literature.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026