Thesaurus results for PUSHES

pushes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of push

as in shoves

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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Relevance

as in squeezes

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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pushes

2 of 2

noun

plural of push

as in campaigns

a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal an unprecedented push to pass stronger gun control measures

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Recent Examples of pushes

Verb

The overnight storms were part of a broader severe weather outbreak that is expected to continue April 28 as the system pushes farther east and new storms develop to the south. —

Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026 Castle Rock’s internal guidance pushes the story toward testing, consultations, and monitoring while pulling it away from hard claims about outcomes. —

Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026 To show with people like Benjamin Shine, Anne von Freyburg and Magda Sayeg really pushes it and to be frank, [its] cool. —

Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026 Airlines worldwide have begun canceling flights as the war in the Middle East strains jet fuel supplies and pushes up ticket prices. —

Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026 The Bank of Japan said that while the economy was still growing moderately it was expected to slow as the war pushes for crude oil and other products higher. —

ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026 Investors will be watching the hearing closely to see how Warsh balances Trump’s demands for lower interest rates as the war in Iran pushes up the price of gasoline, adding to inflationary pressures that already exist. —

Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026 Mosley, however, pushes back at the criticism. —

Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 21 Apr. 2026 Trump pushes shaky deal with Iran as Hormuz is shut again, but opponents give him no credit for progress. —

FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026

Noun

In 2027 and beyond, dozens of red and blue states could set off redistricting pushes of their own. —

Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026 Expect to see more marketing pushes like this as the region charts a recovery. —

Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026 And within three really good pushes, the baby was out and doing perfect. —

Irene Wright, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026 Jokić and Julius Randle were ejected after the scrum of pushes and shoves. —

Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026 Witzburg faced bad odds of winning reappointment from Johnson, a frequent target of her politically damaging investigations and opponent in legislative pushes. —

Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026 Living to 90 pushes that gap to approximately $137,280, according to RetirePro. —

Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026 There are ongoing pushes to relax these restrictions. —

Lucy Xiaolu Wang, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026 But there are serious questions about due process that could halt or delay the expulsion pushes. —

Emily Brooks, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushes

Verb

Our boy runs up, shoves the other player, and gets the ball.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Near the end of the penultimate episode, Cashman confronts Blake about Urich, shoves him to the ground in a scuffle and shoots him dead.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026