shoved (off)

past tense of shove (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoved (off)
Verb
  • The fort once protected Calliaqua Bay, where ships loaded with sugar departed for England during colonial times.
    Essence, Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The Senate departed for the weekend on Thursday following a 10th failed vote on the clean GOP measure, and the House has been on recess for the past four weeks in a bid to pressure Democrats to accept that bill.
    Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Mike Evans and Chris Godwin were inactive, while Emeka Egbuka exited with a hamstring injury and did not return.
    Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The Mean Girls star exited the series in 2006, leaving Poehler and the Late Night host with two additional years together before Poehler left in 2008.
    McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With that goal, Messi moved into first place in the Golden Boot race, one goal ahead of Denis Bouanga of Los Angeles FC, who is away on national team duty with Gabon.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • During that time, my mother developed dementia and was moved into a senior-care facility.
    Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Dodgers got past the Phillies without their bats ever really coming to life.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Went through the progression as normal and got two negative plays in a row after the screen.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Chrome Hearts tour got off to a really strong start in Europe.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Among the new shows, Little Bear Ridge Road, which marks Scott Rudin’s return to Broadway producing, played its first eight previews last week and got off to somewhat of a slow start with capacity at 83 percent and a tally of $371,635 at the Booth Theatre.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Lamarr said Wilks then pulled out a firearm and struck the off-duty officer with it, an act also captured on camera.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • In do-or-die Game 5, Milwaukee pulled out the victory at home.
    Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Informed conclusion here — Whitworth and Fitzpatrick are going to dunk each other in a vat of Skyline Chili, then scream until the cameras cut out.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Dave Dombrowski will have his work cut out for him as the organization tries to turn things around in Philadelphia.
    Drew VonScio, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Lexus was pushed off the roadway and rolled into Clear Creek.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
  • At least eight homes in the town of Kipnuk were pushed off their foundations, and at least four homes in the town of Kwigillingok were inundated by the flooding, according to Alaska State Troopers.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Shoved (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoved%20%28off%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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