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as in pushed
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 pressed
to push steadily against with some force
quit shoving your hand in my face
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Recent Examples of shoved
Other visitors have reported hearing coughing from the TB cabins, or being shoved even though no one was near.
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Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
That’s when one volunteer from Compañeros was shoved by an ICE agent, Orozco-Perez said.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
The vehicle could have been shoved down the steep hill instead of this a shoddy attempt at concealment.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
Dawkins appeared to raise his hands up just before Robinson shoved him, and as their teammates began to surround them, Robinson shoved Dawkins a second time, before the latter threw his hat at him.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The chaos began after Senators forward Ridly Greig and Capitals defenseman Martin Fehérváry shoved each other in front of Lindgren.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Jones attempted to help the quarterback up to his feet before Rodgers quickly shoved him aside.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Barely caring that the fake-tin ceiling was peeling off in one corner and had to be shoved back up once or twice a week with a broomstick.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
She was bound with electrical cords and fabric from a dress, and a piece of clothing was shoved three inches into her mouth, per the Times.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
That’s when one volunteer from Compañeros was shoved by an ICE agent, Orozco-Perez said.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
The vehicle could have been shoved down the steep hill instead of this a shoddy attempt at concealment.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
Dawkins appeared to raise his hands up just before Robinson shoved him, and as their teammates began to surround them, Robinson shoved Dawkins a second time, before the latter threw his hat at him.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The chaos began after Senators forward Ridly Greig and Capitals defenseman Martin Fehérváry shoved each other in front of Lindgren.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Jones attempted to help the quarterback up to his feet before Rodgers quickly shoved him aside.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Barely caring that the fake-tin ceiling was peeling off in one corner and had to be shoved back up once or twice a week with a broomstick.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
She was bound with electrical cords and fabric from a dress, and a piece of clothing was shoved three inches into her mouth, per the Times.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoved
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Mussolini’s invasion of Abyssinia in 1935 and subsequent need for military support from Germany pushed Italy into a closer alliance with Hitler that, in turn, led to the imposition of anti-Jewish legislation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Offered only via the David’s Bridal site, the archival White by Vera Wang archival collection is being pushed out to shoppers via the retailer’s social media, site and email newsletters among other avenues.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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If negative emissions technologies can indeed attain consequential scale, should they be pressed into the service of life extension for fossil capital?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Instead, the authors think the males may have mounted the females , who were lying on their sides, and pressed down on the females’ tails during mating, accidentally breaking the neural spines.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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The suspect, who has not been publicly identified, was said to have intentionally drove into bicycle lanes to strike some of the cyclists, said Christophe Sueur, the mayor of Saint-Pierre d'Oleron.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
5 Nov. 2025
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Periodically, one or two cars drove up for a box of food, but otherwise, all was quiet.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Nov. 2025
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Even when compressed up to 20 times, the accuracy is still about 60%.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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The events that unfold are compressed, both in time and in space, and the pressure is enormous.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Shoved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoved. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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