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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
Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
In a state that sets the standard for music education and a region that pushes the limits of what marching bands can do, directors meticulously correct every arm angle, facial expression and the spacing between each marcher.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … ONE WIN AWAY – Blue Jays rookie makes history as Toronto pushes Dodgers to the brink with Game 5 victory.
—FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Now, just two years later, TX-GAIN pushes that curve again.
—Chelsea Haney
october 30, New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
Being in a Korean-language environment pushes me to study the language more, not only for daily conversation but for formal contexts like today’s interview.
—Billboard Korea, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
Although Tea requests more protection and even asks to leave the undercover operation for safety reasons, PET pushes her to maintain her position.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Investors are keeping a close eye on how the biggest tech names perform as these results could be the factor that pushes stocks to further heights — or leads to an unwind of the bull market.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
This pushes Tony and Ziva to risk everything in order to save her and finally put an end to the conspiracy.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2025
But in Congress, there have been pushes to keep SNAP funded.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Even after trading Devers, Boston reportedly made pushes to add another high-quality starting pitcher behind Garrett Crochet, but ultimately was not able to get a deal done before the deadline.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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
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
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Hazardous marine and beach conditions continue today as a cold front pushes through the area later this morning and Hurricane Melissa progresses northwards in the western Atlantic.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
In a state that sets the standard for music education and a region that pushes the limits of what marching bands can do, directors meticulously correct every arm angle, facial expression and the spacing between each marcher.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … ONE WIN AWAY – Blue Jays rookie makes history as Toronto pushes Dodgers to the brink with Game 5 victory.
—FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Now, just two years later, TX-GAIN pushes that curve again.
—Chelsea Haney
october 30, New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
Being in a Korean-language environment pushes me to study the language more, not only for daily conversation but for formal contexts like today’s interview.
—Billboard Korea, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
Although Tea requests more protection and even asks to leave the undercover operation for safety reasons, PET pushes her to maintain her position.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Investors are keeping a close eye on how the biggest tech names perform as these results could be the factor that pushes stocks to further heights — or leads to an unwind of the bull market.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
This pushes Tony and Ziva to risk everything in order to save her and finally put an end to the conspiracy.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
One of the organization’s main pushes is to add exemptions to the California Environmental Quality Act for housing complexes.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2025
But in Congress, there have been pushes to keep SNAP funded.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Even after trading Devers, Boston reportedly made pushes to add another high-quality starting pitcher behind Garrett Crochet, but ultimately was not able to get a deal done before the deadline.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushes
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When Arthur tries to stop the stranger who has invaded his home from rifling through his drawers, Frank shoves the frail man to the ground.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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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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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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Light pink referenced standard awareness campaigns, but the deepening shades, culminating in black, confronted the audience with the harsh reality of metastatic disease, which is typically softened by glossy pink ribbons.—
Tabitha Britt,
Flow Space,
30 Oct. 2025
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The pic will be designed to thrill its massive global fan base by delivering on the hallmarks of what players love about the games, a series of first-person shooters centered on military campaigns, while expanding the franchise to entirely new audiences.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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Surprisingly given her background, Sennott doesn’t cast herself as the online ingénue whose ascendant career drives the story.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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Nasser drives a Tesla, which began rolling out its Grok AI conversational assistant feature in July 2025.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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With a ballpoint pen, one presses the tip to the paper and the ink simply rolls out onto the fibers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 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
Noun
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Yet even among a number of Christians seeking to raise awareness and intensify efforts to put an end to systematic abuses committed by Boko Haram and other jihadi movements, the prospect of foreign intervention raises serious concerns.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The findings reveal unexpected plasma flows and magnetic field movements that may reshape current understanding of how the Sun’s magnetic cycle operates.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 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
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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
Cite this Entry
“Pushes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushes. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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