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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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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
Aly J Yale, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
At one point, one of them pushes a woman who was standing near Pretti to the ground.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Greater Georgia pushes back against Brian Kemp’s budget proposal.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The second fatal shooting of a protester by federal agents pushes Republican and Democratic leaders into new coalitions.
—Joshua Green, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
But Exelon utilities are spending at an accelerated — and unnecessary — pace that pushes rates and profits up.
—David S. Lapp, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026
To get back on track, the city will not use the typical sliding schedule that pushes back everyone's pickup by one day.
—Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026
The latter pushes for showing the bodies of dead Palestinian children on screen, to convey the enormity of the carnage in the war on Gaza.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Even as the system pushes out, drivers could still face risks on the roads.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
Long Beach made a couple of pushes to get the deficit back to single digits, but every time Fullerton had an answer.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
Every day included either coaches yelling at him or players bullying him with bumps, elbows and pushes.
—Jason Quick, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Platform barriers have started to pop up in stations to prevent falls and pushes.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Those tush-pushes can’t beat you if The Winter Soldier’s facing third-and-forevers.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
Many more have been used as trade pieces to boost playoff pushes, eating into the depth of a farm system that was ranked 26th by Baseball America before top prospect Leo De Vries was traded away last summer.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
While ads once were a small part of streaming, today all major subscription players, including Netflix, are making major ad pushes.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
Other mid-budget films and indies evaporated, despite good reviews and expensive pushes after festival acquisitions.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
And while there's a chance the Fed cuts rates further and pushes down mortgage rates even more, the chances are low at its January meeting.
—Aly J Yale, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
At one point, one of them pushes a woman who was standing near Pretti to the ground.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Greater Georgia pushes back against Brian Kemp’s budget proposal.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The second fatal shooting of a protester by federal agents pushes Republican and Democratic leaders into new coalitions.
—Joshua Green, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
But Exelon utilities are spending at an accelerated — and unnecessary — pace that pushes rates and profits up.
—David S. Lapp, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026
To get back on track, the city will not use the typical sliding schedule that pushes back everyone's pickup by one day.
—Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026
The latter pushes for showing the bodies of dead Palestinian children on screen, to convey the enormity of the carnage in the war on Gaza.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Even as the system pushes out, drivers could still face risks on the roads.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
Unlike earlier hardware pushes that focused on training, the new chip targets inference, the continuous process of serving AI responses to users.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
Long Beach made a couple of pushes to get the deficit back to single digits, but every time Fullerton had an answer.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
Every day included either coaches yelling at him or players bullying him with bumps, elbows and pushes.
—Jason Quick, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Platform barriers have started to pop up in stations to prevent falls and pushes.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Those tush-pushes can’t beat you if The Winter Soldier’s facing third-and-forevers.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
Many more have been used as trade pieces to boost playoff pushes, eating into the depth of a farm system that was ranked 26th by Baseball America before top prospect Leo De Vries was traded away last summer.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
While ads once were a small part of streaming, today all major subscription players, including Netflix, are making major ad pushes.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
Other mid-budget films and indies evaporated, despite good reviews and expensive pushes after festival acquisitions.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushes
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In one video Pretti appears to intervene after an agent shoves a person.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
25 Jan. 2026
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The same officer shoves Pretti in his chest, leading Pretti and the other protester to stumble backward.—
Hannah Fingerhut,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This example of the latter skillfully squeezes a comfortable home for two into a single shipping container.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Jan. 2026
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As the moon follows an elliptical path, Saturn’s gravity stretches and squeezes it.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Arguably one of the most memorable campaigns of the last decade came courtesy of Jonathan Anderson, who cast 88-year-old Dame Maggie Smith in a Loewe ad, the late legendary actor swaddled in a multi-colored faux fur coat, clutching a Puzzle bag.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
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For global health, this translates directly into fewer vaccines procured, fewer prevention campaigns funded, and dangerously thin emergency buffers.—
Sylvana Quader Sinha,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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So, say some small-time businessmen hire a truck through a dispatcher, the truck drives up to a field, and there, along the perimeter, a forklift crane pulls the pipe up from the sand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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James said winning, not headlines, stories or podcasts, is what drives him, now in his unprecedented 23rd NBA season.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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When closed, the sash presses firmly against the frame, which can help create a tight seal and limit air leakage.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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Joseph Lopez, who runs a medical supply company, presses a spoon into the corners of the cube.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Once markets started moving lower, thin liquidity intensified such price movements, according to several analysts who provided input for this article.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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In stock markets abroad, indexes were mixed amid mostly modest movements in Europe following some sharper swings in Asia.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Moore incident thrusts athletic department into the spotlight All of which leads to the most serious situation, the one involving Moore.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 Dec. 2025
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Yet failure of a particular task or major story beat does not spell game over but thrusts you into what could be an even more stressful situation.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
3 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The move effectively jams the upper chamber by including the repeal in the funding package without the necessary time to reverse course, giving the Senate no option but to approve it.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Traffic regularly jams the freeway into the city, and residents fight over efforts to build more homes.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Pushes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushes. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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