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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
Mo Salah had a header near the top of the penalty box, but his shot was shoved aside by Thibaut Courtois.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 June 2026
During the investigation, a 57-year-old man, who has been identified as Eric Franks, confronted them and shoved the sergeant.
—Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Ilia Topuria shoved Justin Gaethje in the stomach, and Dana White, the head of the UFC, stepped in to separate the two.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
With New York greats including Patrick Ewing and Charles Oakley watching from the stands, Brunson shoved them all aside, etching his name as the greatest Knickerbocker of all time with a heroic effort that even managed to erase Willis Reed from the record books.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
His security guard told me to back off – and then shoved a striking worker off her own picket line.
—Heather Merrick, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
As the constituent galaxies get shoved together, their gases are driven towards their centers, triggering bursts of star formation.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 10 June 2026
During the first half, Knicks All-Star guard Jalen Brunson was trying to guard Wembanyama near the free throw line when the 7-foot-4 center put his hand on the back of Brunson’s head and shoved him to the court.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
Back in February, just two blocks from where Monday’s victim was attacked, an 88-year-old woman was shoved to the ground and robbed of her cane, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 June 2026
Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 June 2026
During the investigation, a 57-year-old man, who has been identified as Eric Franks, confronted them and shoved the sergeant.
—Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Ilia Topuria shoved Justin Gaethje in the stomach, and Dana White, the head of the UFC, stepped in to separate the two.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
With New York greats including Patrick Ewing and Charles Oakley watching from the stands, Brunson shoved them all aside, etching his name as the greatest Knickerbocker of all time with a heroic effort that even managed to erase Willis Reed from the record books.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
His security guard told me to back off – and then shoved a striking worker off her own picket line.
—Heather Merrick, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
As the constituent galaxies get shoved together, their gases are driven towards their centers, triggering bursts of star formation.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 10 June 2026
During the first half, Knicks All-Star guard Jalen Brunson was trying to guard Wembanyama near the free throw line when the 7-foot-4 center put his hand on the back of Brunson’s head and shoved him to the court.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
Back in February, just two blocks from where Monday’s victim was attacked, an 88-year-old woman was shoved to the ground and robbed of her cane, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoved
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The up-tempo, run-and-gun offense made the team Hollywood stars, helped furnish The Forum with five championship banners and pushed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the top of the all-time scoring list.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Trump first pushed for the creation of the garden in 2020 through an executive order so that it could be completed by July 4, 2026.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Leo pressed his migration message and also inaugurated the new tower of the Sagrada Familia basilica.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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Yet the league and team have declined to get their position on the record, Wembanyama has not addressed it publicly, ESPN has not answered questions about its Game 4 broadcast presentation, and the reporters with regular access to him have not pressed him on it.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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During the off-season, a board member drove by Harris Roads Field, home of the Ypsilanti National Little League, and made an alarming discovery.—
Veronica Ortega,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Larnach drove the game’s second pitch 425 feet deep into the right-field seats.—
Staff,
Twin Cities,
17 June 2026
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The accelerated consumption cycle has also compressed the window in which a title can generate revenue, with mid-tier content suffering most.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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The same engineering scope could be compressed to approximately two weeks and roughly 120 to 200 engineering hours.—
Fabio Caversan,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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“Shoved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoved. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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