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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
Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Johanna pulls off her mother’s jacket, knocks her to the ground, and pushes up her sleeve to uncover the scars of her mother’s long-ago suicide attempt.
—Elaine Blair, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
This pushes Annie to seek answers directly.
—Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2026
Captured with creative camera angles and accompanied by an imaginative score, Alison McAlpine’s film pushes the boundaries of what documentaries are.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
As the galaxy plows through, the force pushes against it and tears away its own gas, stretching it out into trailing tentacles.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
The compression portion of the cylinder cycle pushes the compression to near-combustion at that lean mix.
—New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2026
That leads to episodes where Radcliffe goes goof for goof against the king of the goofs, which a) doesn’t always work out so well for the Tony winner, but b) still pushes the eager-to-experiment star into exciting new territory.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2026
The blockbuster investment, which comes as India pushes to gain a stronger foothold in the global AI race, is expected to create a $250 billion AI infrastructure ecosystem in India over the next decade, Adani said.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Ron Smiley, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Wartime campaigns to coax and chide Americans into doing their part to conserve resources and volunteer for the war effort translated easily into pushes for vaccination and sanitation.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
While the past couple years saw big pushes for Marvel's cinematic superheroes, the studio was not expected to do the same this year.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
In cross-country racing, that allows for more efficient and stronger pushes without skis or poles sinking deep into snow.
—Agnes MacY, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2026
The show has long been a showcase title, gaining prominent placement in the company’s 2025 upfront presentation and follow-on pushes including a panel at last month’s CES in Las Vegas.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
If a boss, client, or pal pushes for more, let the Full Moon bolster your capacity to say no to unreasonable demands.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
But if Giannis uses his leverage and pushes to go there, everything is different.
—Nick Friedell, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Mercury retrograde invites reflection, forgiveness, and gentle release rather than big pushes.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
Other pushes Trump made in his speech have slimmer prospects of becoming law this year, such as his package of health care proposals that would redirect Affordable Care Act subsidies directly to consumers’ health savings accounts.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Johanna pulls off her mother’s jacket, knocks her to the ground, and pushes up her sleeve to uncover the scars of her mother’s long-ago suicide attempt.
—Elaine Blair, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
This pushes Annie to seek answers directly.
—Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2026
Captured with creative camera angles and accompanied by an imaginative score, Alison McAlpine’s film pushes the boundaries of what documentaries are.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
As the galaxy plows through, the force pushes against it and tears away its own gas, stretching it out into trailing tentacles.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
The compression portion of the cylinder cycle pushes the compression to near-combustion at that lean mix.
—New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2026
That leads to episodes where Radcliffe goes goof for goof against the king of the goofs, which a) doesn’t always work out so well for the Tony winner, but b) still pushes the eager-to-experiment star into exciting new territory.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2026
The blockbuster investment, which comes as India pushes to gain a stronger foothold in the global AI race, is expected to create a $250 billion AI infrastructure ecosystem in India over the next decade, Adani said.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
The cold air pushes are more narrow.
—Ron Smiley, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Wartime campaigns to coax and chide Americans into doing their part to conserve resources and volunteer for the war effort translated easily into pushes for vaccination and sanitation.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
While the past couple years saw big pushes for Marvel's cinematic superheroes, the studio was not expected to do the same this year.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
In cross-country racing, that allows for more efficient and stronger pushes without skis or poles sinking deep into snow.
—Agnes MacY, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2026
The show has long been a showcase title, gaining prominent placement in the company’s 2025 upfront presentation and follow-on pushes including a panel at last month’s CES in Las Vegas.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
If a boss, client, or pal pushes for more, let the Full Moon bolster your capacity to say no to unreasonable demands.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
But if Giannis uses his leverage and pushes to go there, everything is different.
—Nick Friedell, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Mercury retrograde invites reflection, forgiveness, and gentle release rather than big pushes.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushes
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Levi shoves someone just out of the frame, demands to know who threw stones, and later fires a shot, seemingly away from the crowd.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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The agent shoves the observer again, and then turns his attention to Pretti, pushing him out of the way before shoving the observer to the ground.—
Yahya Abou-Ghazala,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Any tariff shift moves shipping volumes, squeezes supply chains, and eventually nudges consumer prices — but those ripples take time to reach shelves and paychecks.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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All this requires a lot of power, which puts a strain on the grid and squeezes local resources.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2026
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Outreach efforts are planned at airports, billboard campaigns are in the works, and the team is reaching out to foreign consulates to help spread the word internationally.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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As there had never been a campaign for Tena Men on TV before, Wignarajah didn’t have award-winning campaigns to live up to when his team was hired in 2015.—
Ralph Jones,
HubSpot,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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There’s a two-story vaulted window with a view of the hillside, a keyboard, a sofa, crates for when Fleming drives up with his three rescue dogs (Daysy, Erik, and Luchie, two pit mixes and a miniature poodle), and a vintage Mork & Mindy poster on the wall.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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That silver spot price is what drives the baseline value of silver coins.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Faced with way-too-high gym rates and struggling to pay rent, Brittany presses onward in her training and hopes to get by with a little help from friends.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
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But as her story ends, her career on the stage presses forward.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Authorities tracked their movements.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Rows of infrared cameras at floor level and ceiling height enable researchers to track the movements of birds’ wings, tails and bodies by putting small reflective dots on them, a set-up similar to the motion-capture technology used by animation studios, UC Davis said in a news release.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Sam eventually secures a gig babysitting his therapist’s (Hirsch) three granddaughters, which in turn thrusts him into the rarefied (if a bit closed) world of their parents, including Alessandro Nivola as their would-be rockstar dad David and Peet as their former movie star mom Dianne.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
19 Feb. 2026
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The show nodded to Puerto Rican injustices and highlighted some hip thrusts.—
Shane O’Neill,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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That crud jams up the works of your coffee maker, slows brewing down, and impacts the taste of your morning brew.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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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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“Pushes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushes. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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