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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 person shared on Reddit that a groom shoved a forkful of wedding cake into his bride's face, causing her to get injured, and the pair divorced months later.
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Lamar Jackson apologized to the Bills fan that Lamar shoved in retaliation to the fan shoving him and DeAndre Hopkins in the head.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
An 88-year-old jewelry shop owner is recovering after being shoved to the ground by one of the suspects who raided his store in a smash-and-grab robbery caught on camera.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The Aknvas designer’s sketch of a model, shown here, with her hands shoved cooly into the pockets of baggy green shorts gets an A for attitude.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Amid the celebrations, Elliott playfully shoved Ngumoha towards the away supporters, encouraging the then-16-year-old to savour becoming the youngest goal scorer in the club’s history.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Their range shrank northward as many were shot and shoved out of their native habitats — areas near lakes, rivers and coasts — by humans and industry.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Anyway, Agnes gets busted and shoved in a cell to be a snack for later.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Suarez and Lenhart shoved each other.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Lamar Jackson apologized to the Bills fan that Lamar shoved in retaliation to the fan shoving him and DeAndre Hopkins in the head.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
An 88-year-old jewelry shop owner is recovering after being shoved to the ground by one of the suspects who raided his store in a smash-and-grab robbery caught on camera.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The Aknvas designer’s sketch of a model, shown here, with her hands shoved cooly into the pockets of baggy green shorts gets an A for attitude.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Amid the celebrations, Elliott playfully shoved Ngumoha towards the away supporters, encouraging the then-16-year-old to savour becoming the youngest goal scorer in the club’s history.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Their range shrank northward as many were shot and shoved out of their native habitats — areas near lakes, rivers and coasts — by humans and industry.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Anyway, Agnes gets busted and shoved in a cell to be a snack for later.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Suarez and Lenhart shoved each other.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoved
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Laura is frantic about saving Daniel after learning Cherry pushed her father from a construction site, fracturing his spine in two places.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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If verified, some researchers suggest this respite also could be a glimpse of future hurricane seasons, with the historic early-to-mid-September peak pushed back on the calendar.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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An officer pressed a confession into her hands.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … LAW OF THE LAND – Amy Coney Barrett defends Supreme Court's Dobbs decision when pressed.—
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FOXNews.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Isn’t the same belief what drove Laura to speak to them?—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Judge drove a full-count splitter from Casey Mize to right-center field, giving New York a 1-0 lead.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Stock indexes released to new highs and Treasury yields compressed toward five-month lows as investors took the uptick in weekly jobless claims as permission to look through 3%-ish inflation and price in multiple Fed rate hikes.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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According to Spotify, Bluetooth currently doesn’t provide enough bandwidth to transmit lossless audio, so the signal has to be compressed before being sent.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Shoved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoved. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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