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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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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
David K. Li, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2025
The crowd didn’t initially see the shove, but when video replay showed it on the Jumbotron at the track in Eugene, Oregon, a loud reaction occurred.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Ari Stark, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Matt Chapman’s hearing scheduled Matt Chapman, who received a one-game suspension for shoving Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland on Tuesday, has an appeal hearing scheduled via teleconference Thursday.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Olympic gold medal sprinter Noah Lyles won the 200-meter national championship Sunday and got a two-handed shove from rival Kenny Bednarek moments after the thrilling rally in Oregon.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2025
The crowd didn’t initially see the shove, but when video replay showed it on the Jumbotron at the track in Eugene, Oregon, a loud reaction occurred.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
The Aknvas designer’s sketch of a model, shown here, with her hands shoved cooly into the pockets of baggy green shorts gets an A for attitude.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Matt Chapman’s hearing scheduled Matt Chapman, who received a one-game suspension for shoving Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland on Tuesday, has an appeal hearing scheduled via teleconference Thursday.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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On Wednesday, New York mayoral favorite Zohran Mamdani launched a public petition, calling on FIFA to make tickets to 2026 World Cup games—including the final in New Jersey—affordable, pushing the international soccer organization to set aside 15% of seats for locals in particular.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Sep. 2025
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Simple arithmetic such as 355/113 could be calculated in place by selecting the text and pressing USE FRONT-CALC (Control-G), which yields the answer with a dotted underline to indicate the result of a computation.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Publisher Berkley has gone back to press twice on the trade paperback since premiere week, and saw a 5,000 percent increase across all formats in year-over-year weekly sales following the show’s release, according to Christine Ball, evp & publisher.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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Police reported the suspect got into an awaiting black SUV driven by a second suspect, and the pair fled the scene.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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But there is also a deeper democratic malaise driven by his reluctance to heed the message delivered at the ballot box.—
Cole Stangler,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Both Michigan Central and Emergent Campus models compress this learning curve by integrating practical application from day one.—
Alison Griffin,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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According to Spotify, Bluetooth currently doesn’t provide enough bandwidth to transmit lossless audio, so the signal has to be compressed before being sent.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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But the tanks were thrust into battle lacking the appropriate armor to defend against drones.—
Marco Hernandez,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The hearing was broadcast live from Melbourne’s Supreme Court, reflecting the intense public interest in the case that thrust Patterson, her family and the small town of Leongatha into the global spotlight.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Shove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shove. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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