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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
Just strings of numbers, mostly, that would otherwise be shoved out of short-term memory by more numbers.
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Will MacKin,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
Thomas shoved Clark to the floor, and proceeded to put her fist into Clark's throat before stepping on her.
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Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Iyo went for the Over the Moonsault, but Liv shoved Iyo off the top rope.
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Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Jurors saw video from the brothers’ final stop in which Kevin shoved Brandon, sending his brother sprawling onto the floor.
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Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
After knocking the trash can down, the bear easily shoved its arms inside.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
An Osceola County sheriff’s deputy allegedly kicked and shoved his girlfriend to the floor Thursday after taking her cell phones during an argument, forcing her to drive to a nearby gas station to call 911.
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Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Once play resumed, Hines-Allen fouled Thomas and shoved her after the whistle, resulting in Hines-Allen receiving a second technical and automatic ejection.
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James Boyd,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
In Hesse, a rabbi was shoved in a supermarket in front of his children and had his cell phone snatched from him.
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Toby Axelrod,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
Will MacKin,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
Thomas shoved Clark to the floor, and proceeded to put her fist into Clark's throat before stepping on her.
—
Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Iyo went for the Over the Moonsault, but Liv shoved Iyo off the top rope.
—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Jurors saw video from the brothers’ final stop in which Kevin shoved Brandon, sending his brother sprawling onto the floor.
—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
After knocking the trash can down, the bear easily shoved its arms inside.
—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
An Osceola County sheriff’s deputy allegedly kicked and shoved his girlfriend to the floor Thursday after taking her cell phones during an argument, forcing her to drive to a nearby gas station to call 911.
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Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Once play resumed, Hines-Allen fouled Thomas and shoved her after the whistle, resulting in Hines-Allen receiving a second technical and automatic ejection.
—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
In Hesse, a rabbi was shoved in a supermarket in front of his children and had his cell phone snatched from him.
—
Toby Axelrod,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoved
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With the tattoo tables pushed to the side, the room becomes a coliseum for adults going to war with Beyblades, a children’s toy made popular a quarter of a century ago.
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During Monday’s meeting trustees forcefully pushed back on the suggestion that there were governance improprieties.
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During the interview, Maher pressed Vance on the Iran war, immigration enforcement and election conspiracy theories.
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They're hidden in plain sight; the touch stripe physically clicks when the top and bottom sections are pressed.
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O'Hearn doubled twice, including one that drove in a pair in the seventh.
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Bev Hendry, 72, and his brother, Brian Hendry, 67, drove to Miami in a van after attending the two games in Boston along with friends Bob Greig, 70, Steve Docherty, 56, and John Erskine, 77.
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This is particularly important because modern business decisions are increasingly compressed.
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During the peak in 2021 and 2022, C’Ganti has said pricing between Class A, B, and C properties was compressed.
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“Shoved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoved. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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