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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 assailant, who never said a word, came up behind the younger victim and shoved him to the tracks before quickly doing the same to the older man.
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
The employee attempted to retreat down the hallway, where Dominguez Gavilan allegedly shoved him into a glass display case, the summary said.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Johnson then gripped the child by the neck and shoved a bottle repeatedly in and out of the baby’s mouth.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
But even the most game actors aren’t necessarily down to have a tube shoved through their nose while awake.
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
While the mother-in-law was moving past him, Field shoved her and tried to lock himself in the bathroom with his wife.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Together, Sarah Wondra and the roommates bound Michael with duct tape and shoved him into the duffel bag, Wondra recounted to the detectives.
—Alex Brizee
march 3, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
During the third quarter, Houston’s Tari Eason shoved Washington’s Jamir Watkins to the floor, an incident that did not draw a whistle from the referees.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
During the exchange, Lindo, 73, playfully shoved Jordan, 39, who was seated in front of him.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
The employee attempted to retreat down the hallway, where Dominguez Gavilan allegedly shoved him into a glass display case, the summary said.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Johnson then gripped the child by the neck and shoved a bottle repeatedly in and out of the baby’s mouth.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
But even the most game actors aren’t necessarily down to have a tube shoved through their nose while awake.
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
While the mother-in-law was moving past him, Field shoved her and tried to lock himself in the bathroom with his wife.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Together, Sarah Wondra and the roommates bound Michael with duct tape and shoved him into the duffel bag, Wondra recounted to the detectives.
—Alex Brizee
march 3, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
During the third quarter, Houston’s Tari Eason shoved Washington’s Jamir Watkins to the floor, an incident that did not draw a whistle from the referees.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
During the exchange, Lindo, 73, playfully shoved Jordan, 39, who was seated in front of him.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoved
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Mike Singletary leads Texas Tech to the biggest rally in Big 12 tournament history, scoring all 29 of Texas Tech’s points during a second-half surge that pushed the Red Raiders to a 88-83 win against the Aggies.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Efforts to vote on it in were again pushed back in January, with the bill amended to give Mamdani a longer runway for appointing people to the commission.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Bazaldua cut in and pressed ahead with more questions.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Trump, when pressed, dodges the issue of war aims by pointing to the excellence of the military.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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Still, Trump’s words drove oil prices back down to roughly $80 per barrel and allowed American stocks to rally before the markets closed.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Mar. 2026
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Cars drove by and many drivers honked their horns in support, waving or raising fists through open windows in solidarity.—
Jodi Bondi Norgaard,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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This enables compressed heat to be stored and reused throughout the process without fossil fuel combustion, delivering significant low‑carbon benefits, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Inevitably, however, the result feels like the character evolutions, machinations, and plot pivots of an entire series of the show compressed desperately into 112 minutes.—
Miriam Balanescu,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Shoved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoved. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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