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
Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
But its perimeter defenders shove opponents around, too.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Austin Mullen, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
The boy rolls backwards with the force of the shove, with his legs hanging above his head.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Outside, Laredo-Arellano can be seen on security video attempting to get between the women and stop them from shoving one another, a few moments before Barocio’s friend, 34-year-old Angelo Delacruz, of Antioch, pulled out a gun and racked it.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
But its perimeter defenders shove opponents around, too.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
Ritchson can been seen getting up, and the two shove each other.
—Austin Mullen, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
The boy rolls backwards with the force of the shove, with his legs hanging above his head.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
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Verb
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Sandbags have been replaced in key areas, and crews are now pushing to get the hydroelectric powerhouse back online to help redirect water and relieve pressure on the dam.—
Terrance Friday,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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In Asia, the Iran war is pushing South Korea to increase nuclear power generation, while Taiwan is debating restarting mothballed reactors.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Members of both parties pressed the leader of a typically low-profile regulatory agency on the issue during a hearing on Thursday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The outreach suggests Musk is pressing ahead with Terafab in the face of skepticism from the semiconductor industry.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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But the markets could be driven by a broader picture.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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On a recent Tuesday morning, as his parents were driving him to the federal prison in Connecticut where he'll be locked up for the foreseeable future, 20-year-old Matthew Lane sent a text message to ABC News.—
Mike Levine,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The video compresses nearly an hour of totality into a short sequence, showing the precise alignment of the sun, moon and spacecraft, as the Artemis 2 crew flew around the far side of the moon on April 6.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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This one compresses a century of change into a decade.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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The long-running series is enjoying its latest act on Netflix after previously airing on Fox and USA, tantalizing viewers by thrusting four couples due for a reckoning into an exotic locale overflowing with sultry singles whose only goal is to flirt.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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On the witness stand, Shandelle thrust her head back, demonstrating how Braddy’s hands gripped her throat.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Shove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shove. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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