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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
Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
If Toronto pushes this series to seven games, Bieber will get the ball once again.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Today’s announcement that a group of investors led by BlackRock has agreed to buy Aligned Data Centers in a $40 billion deal underscores the seemingly unstoppable flow of money into AI data centers—and comes as its CEO, Larry Fink, pushes back on AI bubble fears.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Working with Circus Extreme, she was struck by how modern circus pushes human limits — much like immigrants pushing against societal constraints.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
This oscillation pushes and pulls on the surrounding vessel walls, briefly opening tiny pores that allow drugs in the bloodstream to penetrate into the brain.
—Richard J. Price, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
As Shiva, Afshari is a revelation of steely resolve, a pragmatist who holds fast to her conciliatory principles until a final scene that pushes her capacity for mercy to its limits.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
The Envision Competition, showcasing work that pushes stylistic boundaries, also includes a dozen films, — 11 of those world or international premieres.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
The heat pushes the jet stream further north, paving the path for unusually warm air to flow.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
In 2014, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge went mega-viral online, giving the disease one of its first pushes into the global consciousness since baseball legend Lou Gehrig was diagnosed with the disease in 1939.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Netanyahu knows that his political future is dependent on keeping far-right members of his coalition on board – and that dynamic has undone past pushes for the end of the war.
—Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
This can be as simple as bodyweight movements, resistance bands or dumbbells, focusing on compound/functional movements like squats, pushes and pulls.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
The last two years have seen late-season pushes come up just short, but this season, Seattle was finally able to put it all together in the second half.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
In a shift from the 1985 awards strategy — when both Hurt and Raul Julia were campaigned in the lead actor category — this year’s campaign is splitting its acting pushes.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Combined with low interest rates, investor demands, and policy pushes, companies and financial firms made a series of bold climate commitments.
—Justin Worland, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Additional storms possible overnight in KC A second round of storms is expected overnight as a cold front pushes into the area.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
But the new national media deal pushes the league closer to the NFL’s economic model, with central revenue playing a larger role, as the league sorts out options to centralize more TV rights.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
If Toronto pushes this series to seven games, Bieber will get the ball once again.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Today’s announcement that a group of investors led by BlackRock has agreed to buy Aligned Data Centers in a $40 billion deal underscores the seemingly unstoppable flow of money into AI data centers—and comes as its CEO, Larry Fink, pushes back on AI bubble fears.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Working with Circus Extreme, she was struck by how modern circus pushes human limits — much like immigrants pushing against societal constraints.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
This oscillation pushes and pulls on the surrounding vessel walls, briefly opening tiny pores that allow drugs in the bloodstream to penetrate into the brain.
—Richard J. Price, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
As Shiva, Afshari is a revelation of steely resolve, a pragmatist who holds fast to her conciliatory principles until a final scene that pushes her capacity for mercy to its limits.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
The Envision Competition, showcasing work that pushes stylistic boundaries, also includes a dozen films, — 11 of those world or international premieres.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
The heat pushes the jet stream further north, paving the path for unusually warm air to flow.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
At the same time, Skattebo, the battering ram personified, pushes and plows through defenders, injecting energy into the Giants and their fans.
—Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
In 2014, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge went mega-viral online, giving the disease one of its first pushes into the global consciousness since baseball legend Lou Gehrig was diagnosed with the disease in 1939.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Netanyahu knows that his political future is dependent on keeping far-right members of his coalition on board – and that dynamic has undone past pushes for the end of the war.
—Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
This can be as simple as bodyweight movements, resistance bands or dumbbells, focusing on compound/functional movements like squats, pushes and pulls.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
The last two years have seen late-season pushes come up just short, but this season, Seattle was finally able to put it all together in the second half.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
In a shift from the 1985 awards strategy — when both Hurt and Raul Julia were campaigned in the lead actor category — this year’s campaign is splitting its acting pushes.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Combined with low interest rates, investor demands, and policy pushes, companies and financial firms made a series of bold climate commitments.
—Justin Worland, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Additional storms possible overnight in KC A second round of storms is expected overnight as a cold front pushes into the area.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushes
Verb
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Nguyen Nik Bonitto shoves the Jets' left tackle back into Justin Fields and Zach Allen crunches him from the interior on that third-down floater.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
12 Oct. 2025
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After being discovered, the woman shoves Lo's head into the wall, knocking her unconscious, and locks her away in a storage room deep within the yacht.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And now, one such creation slithers, squeezes, and twists through the narrowest corners.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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The surgeon withdraws the balloon and then squeezes the implant in through a sterile funnel before closing the incision.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
15 Oct. 2025
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And how do the campaigns keep their supporting ladies afloat?—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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What began as an informal engagement, supporting awareness campaigns or educational projects, has now evolved into something far more strategic.—
Sergio Alonso Fernández de Córdova y de Veyga,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Each of the characters are extremely different, yet Ansari successfully drives home the point that empathy is what connects us all.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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The modern world drives you back underground in a weird way.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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With Arch Bug on their tails, and not knowing whether their son has hired their time-traveling gene, Henry grabs Julia at the last second and presses all of their hands to the stones at the same time.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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But Henry grabs Julia at the last moment and presses all of their hands to the stones at once.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Speak was present at South Manchester Coroner’s Court during a brief hearing to open the inquest formally and hear about Hatton’s movements during that weekend.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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AheadForm uses Brushless Motors that deliver ultra-quiet operation and high responsiveness, specifically designed for precision facial movements in humanoid robots.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The result not only dents the appeal of Liverpool assets but also thrusts Palace into the spotlight for FPL managers.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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In each Whatever After novel, a magic portal yanks the main character, Abby, out of her comfortable life and thrusts her into another reality.—
Sarah Mlynowski,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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Someone breaks in, someone jams the signal from the home’s alarm system, someone monitors police radio traffic.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Pushes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushes. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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