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
Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 9 June 2025
But on review, Sonnett was judged to have fouled Claire Hutton with a two-handed shove in the back, creating space for the header.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2025
Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Trying to shove your lower leg into something like skinny jeans or a condom could end up cutting off blood flow, which clearly would not be good for your calf.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Verb
Gilgeous-Alexander also gave Nembhard a light shove after a foul.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 9 June 2025
But on review, Sonnett was judged to have fouled Claire Hutton with a two-handed shove in the back, creating space for the header.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2025
Noun
Surveillance and spectator video captured at the scene and looped in social media feeds show an agent rushing him and shoving him to the ground.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Trying to shove your lower leg into something like skinny jeans or a condom could end up cutting off blood flow, which clearly would not be good for your calf.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shove
Verb
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How a last-minute deal pushed Trump's megabill through the Senate.—
Isabella Murray,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
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Both pushed the limits of convention, examined the complex relationship between clothes and the body, and brought historical dress into their work.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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Democrats on Monday pressed the Trump administration for details about the cuts.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
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Press crust into a 9-inch pie pan, pressing into the bottom and up the sides, and place in the refrigerator.—
Stephanie Ganz,
Southern Living,
7 July 2025
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Preventing the spread of marijuana laced with chemicals is one of the driving factors behind Tyson's push for federal reform.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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Official data from April show that the number of Canadians driving across the border had dropped 35 percent from the previous year.—
Stephen Marche,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2025
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In theory, this could help spotlight Alto Adige’s remarkable vineyard diversity - granite slopes, volcanic porphyry, glacial moraines - all compressed into just under 6,000 hectares of fragmented vineyards, layered across extreme altitudes.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Burnout is a potential trade-off If your workload is heavy, compressing it into fewer days can backfire.—
Julia Sullivan,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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When Kate met William at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, she and her family, including siblings Pippa and James, were thrust into the public eye and entered the royal circle.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
6 July 2025
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However, they were thrust into the public eye in April 2023 when a courier operating in the Fort Worth suburb of Colleyville sold the winning ticket for a $95 million Texas Lotto jackpot.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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“Shove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shove. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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