1
as in to push
to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one
I had to keep shoving my heavy suitcase as I slowly made my way to the head of the line
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2
as in to press
to push steadily against with some force
quit shoving your hand in my face
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Recent Examples of shove
Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2025
The agent turned and forcefully shoved the man backwards, causing several members of the crowd to let out audible gasps.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 7 May 2025
Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Whether it’s called the tush push or the brotherly shove, the Philadelphia Eagles’ famous play is going to be a talking point in the offseason once again.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Both starting pitchers shoved — Michael Lorenzen for the Royals and Hunter Dobbins for the visitors.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2025
The agent turned and forcefully shoved the man backwards, causing several members of the crowd to let out audible gasps.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 7 May 2025
Noun
Palmieri and Merzlikins definitely bumped, at the very top of the blue paint of the crease, and then Merzlikins gave Palmieri an extra shove with his goalie glove.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Whether it’s called the tush push or the brotherly shove, the Philadelphia Eagles’ famous play is going to be a talking point in the offseason once again.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shove
Verb
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That is a false narrative that Republicans have been pushing for years now.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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House Speaker Mike Johnson must reconcile demands from conservatives pushing for deeper spending cuts with more moderates in swing districts voicing concerns about matters like the state and local tax (SALT) cap.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Once everyone can press a button and draft a go-to-market strategy that puts McKinsey’s million-dollar-version to shame, what matters is who has the best idea other humans find worth investing in.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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This time, Tkachuk came through on the power play much quicker as Florida pressed an advantage with Carolina’s Jaccob Slavin lost his stick.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
19 May 2025
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About 150 students and 50 adults were evacuated from an elementary school in Maryland after hours of heavy rains driven by an atmospheric river caused major flooding in multiple eastern states.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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The hedge fund founder is betting on a global deficit of methanol to increase over the next three years, requiring the U.S. to increase production and drive higher methanol prices.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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The interstellar medium in our Milky Way galaxy is magnetic, can be compressed, and is turbulent.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
19 May 2025
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So much fresh spinach done for you, cooked down and compressed for you.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 May 2025
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But their happy romance is soon demolished when Jenny reappears in their lives, thrusting all three into a difficult and messy journey towards true accountability and adulthood.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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President Trump thrust the spotlight onto comedian Theo Von while in Qatar on Thursday, one day after news the podcaster recently assaulted a man at a Nashville bar.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
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“Shove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shove. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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