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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
One letter submitted late Wednesday was from Gina Huynh, the Combs ex-girlfriend who previously told gossip vlogger Tasha K that Combs shoved her to the ground and dragged her by her hair in 2018.
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Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
The agent then shoved Moses out of the elevator and towards the group of a dozen journalists and camera crews.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The flood shoved furniture into walls, sucked photographs from drawers.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Who a manager can replace a player with has a massive impact on whether said player should get shoved out the airlock.
—Gary Davenport, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Homeland Security officials defended federal immigration agents Tuesday after journalists were shoved at a New York City immigration court, leaving one in the hospital.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
After an incident two weeks ago in San Jose, an 88-year-old jewelry shop owner is recovering after she was shoved to the ground as thieves raided her store in a similar smash-and-grab robbery caught on camera.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
His ability to bounce back after getting shoved into car trunks and having his neck used as an ashtray lends the show’s violence a cartoonish quality.
—Judy Berman, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Sure enough, as Maye began his shuffle up into the pocket, right tackle Morgan Moses shoved Dolphins edge rusher Jaelan Phillips further behind his quarterback to help neutralize that pressure.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
The agent then shoved Moses out of the elevator and towards the group of a dozen journalists and camera crews.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The flood shoved furniture into walls, sucked photographs from drawers.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Who a manager can replace a player with has a massive impact on whether said player should get shoved out the airlock.
—Gary Davenport, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Homeland Security officials defended federal immigration agents Tuesday after journalists were shoved at a New York City immigration court, leaving one in the hospital.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
After an incident two weeks ago in San Jose, an 88-year-old jewelry shop owner is recovering after she was shoved to the ground as thieves raided her store in a similar smash-and-grab robbery caught on camera.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
His ability to bounce back after getting shoved into car trunks and having his neck used as an ashtray lends the show’s violence a cartoonish quality.
—Judy Berman, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Sure enough, as Maye began his shuffle up into the pocket, right tackle Morgan Moses shoved Dolphins edge rusher Jaelan Phillips further behind his quarterback to help neutralize that pressure.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoved
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Former District 6 Councilwoman Raquel Castaneda Lopez pushed for the truck study, and current Councilwoman Gabriela Santiago-Romero has continued the effort.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Rihanna has also rotated Amina Muaddi python heels this year, while brands from Jimmy Choo to Adidas have pushed snakeskin capsules.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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Even going back to the summer of 2024, Latto remained tight-lipped about her dating life when pressed by Ebro Darden on Apple Music.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
30 Sep. 2025
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Today, there are nearly 7 million podcasts on the platform, and more than 1 billion people have pressed play, making podcasts a natural part of daily life for a global audience.—
THR Staff,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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In the 1970s, experiments by James Gould and collaborators drove a new consensus.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
1 Oct. 2025
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About 10 minutes later, a suspect drove onto the grass near 14 Mile and Van Dyke and struck two pedestrians before fleeing the scene.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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When that happens, the refrigerant evaporates and gets compressed at a very high pressure–typically several hundred pounds per square inch.—
Sara Kiley Watson,
Popular Science,
2 Oct. 2025
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Baseball’s compressed Wild Card Series can get as unpredictable as its name suggests.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Shoved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoved. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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