shoved

past tense of shove

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of shoved Jones attempted to help his quarterback up to his feet before Rodgers quickly shoved him aside. Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025 Johnson and Edmunds shoved McLaurin to the ground. David Aldridge, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025 In a second overhead video of the incident, there’s a fan who is shoved and falls backwards through the crowd before landing on the floor. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025 Later in the evening, Black was again shoved and sprayed with pepper spray outside the ICE facility in Broadview, a village outside Chicago. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 9 Oct. 2025 Tole’s lawsuit said Sanchez entered Tole’s truck without permission, then physically blocked and shoved Tole, who then doused Sanchez with pepper spray. Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025 This shows you how divisive a narrative can be when shoved down our throats through social media. Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 Hall shoved Wright, who pushed her back, Wright’s girlfriend told police. Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 7 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoved
Verb
  • Vesia had replaced Glasnow after a two-out walk in the top of the sixth pushed the starter’s pitch count to 99.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Changes to the college game have been pushed for the better part of three decades by NCAA coaches, to no avail.
    Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Organizers pressed ahead with the protest even after Israel and militant group Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal that included the release of the remaining living Israeli hostages and the return of Palestinian prisoners.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • In the photo’s bottom‑left corner, a child pressed to someone’s chest gazed directly at the viewer.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The vehicle Kinser drove was returned to its usual spot, but no one saw its return.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Some Democrats were concerned the bill created grey areas if a parent lent their car to their child who drove recklessly.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, by integrating emerging technologies into the existing CMOS platform, the process in our research is significantly compressed.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Multiverse’s argument that compressed models significantly cut energy use might also not hold up over time, because cheaper, more accessible AI models will likely attract billions more users.
    Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Shoved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoved. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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