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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
The enforcer handcuffed me and shoved me into the same car, again forcing my head between my knees.
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Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
Turner snaked through the gauntlet, as his teammates playfully slapped and shoved him around.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Ducks defenseman Jackson LaCombe caught up to Marner, attempted a stick lift, and even shoved him off balance.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Blake’s team was shoved into this intercontinental playoff, one last chance to make it.
—Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
The room was narrow and had only one window, and the seminar table was actually four small tables of different heights, which, shoved together, rocked back and forth like shifting tectonic plates.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Minnesota’s Daemon Hunt shoved Gabe Landeskog into goalie Jesper Wallstedt, and Nathan MacKinnon was there to tap the puck across the goal line.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 10 May 2026
Made with a wrinkle-resistant cotton and polyester blend, this top can be shoved in a suitcase and still be ready to wear.
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
Prosecutors said Semrade walked right behind Ozsoy and shoved her by the head and neck during the unprovoked attack.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
Turner snaked through the gauntlet, as his teammates playfully slapped and shoved him around.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Ducks defenseman Jackson LaCombe caught up to Marner, attempted a stick lift, and even shoved him off balance.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Blake’s team was shoved into this intercontinental playoff, one last chance to make it.
—Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
The room was narrow and had only one window, and the seminar table was actually four small tables of different heights, which, shoved together, rocked back and forth like shifting tectonic plates.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Minnesota’s Daemon Hunt shoved Gabe Landeskog into goalie Jesper Wallstedt, and Nathan MacKinnon was there to tap the puck across the goal line.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 10 May 2026
Made with a wrinkle-resistant cotton and polyester blend, this top can be shoved in a suitcase and still be ready to wear.
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
Prosecutors said Semrade walked right behind Ozsoy and shoved her by the head and neck during the unprovoked attack.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoved
Verb
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One of the activities that received the most enjoyment from viewers was when the girls pushed themselves on the swing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Defense attorney Curtis Rogers pushed back against that claim, arguing in his opening statement that other school staffers, including Zwerner, could have acted.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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Supporters were spilling over each other in the stands and pressed up against the railings, sauced and sweaty and singing and cheering their boys on.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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When Freeman’s boss said no, another Guinean official in the room pressed harder.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Qassem and Hanan drove from one hospital to another, trying to find Malak, while Ali stayed behind and kept looking for Zahra.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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In the Patriot League, Madison Adams went 3-for-3 with two triples and drove in two runs, backing Caroline Arruda’s 11 strikeouts as Marshfield blanked Plymouth North 11-0.—
Kristina Banahan,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
Verb
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The resulting longitudinal pre-tensioning of the whole structure compressed the joints.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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That is why a hedge here makes sense while markets sit near highs, VIX remains compressed near the high teens, and investors are still leaning heavily into a handful of leadership names as the macro backdrop deteriorates.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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“Shoved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoved. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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