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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
Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The daughter said she was comforted some by the kindness of strangers, including Jhon Rodriguez, 30, who was shoved to the same downtown tracks moments before her father.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
Josh Ireland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Cell phone video recorded by a straphanger aboard a train passing through the station shows the killer shove Dawodu, who collapses to the platform covered in blood.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Nihill was shoved into a vocational program and most of his friends dropped out of school.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The daughter said she was comforted some by the kindness of strangers, including Jhon Rodriguez, 30, who was shoved to the same downtown tracks moments before her father.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
Finally, a shove from Robins convinced Mercader that his last moment had arrived.
—Josh Ireland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Cell phone video recorded by a straphanger aboard a train passing through the station shows the killer shove Dawodu, who collapses to the platform covered in blood.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shove
Verb
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McMillan said the loss to Oklahoma helped the Aggies, who had to re-establish their toughness after the Sooners pushed them around.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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And as importantly, nobody knows how the political reality will push the actual oil supply.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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But there are moments where pressing with two strikers works.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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The war with Iran and the Strait of Hormuz will now be the most pressing topic discussed between the two world leaders.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Teoscar Hernandez hit a three-run home run and Eliezer Alfonzo drove in two with a double during a five-run third inning.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 Mar. 2026
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Serafini then left the home on foot to meet with Scott, who had been waiting for him in the getaway car to drive back to Nevada.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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As the air subsides, it is compressed, which warms it up.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
20 Mar. 2026
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That pressure pushes down on the air underneath it, compressing and heating it.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
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Getting modelling right under these conditions is essential to designing the engine for ignition timing, flame stability, and ultimately thrust output.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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House Bill 913 would thrust new three-month work requirements onto adult Medicaid expansion recipients to maintain their health care coverage — the maximum allowed under federal legislation passed last year to be enrolled in the program.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Shove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shove. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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