1
as in to push
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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2
as in to press
to push steadily against with some force
quit shoving your hand in my face
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as in to exit
to leave a place often for another
time to shove off for home
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Recent Examples of shove
Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Video shows President Emmanuel Macron standing in the aircraft’s open doorway when an out-of-frame hand shoves him away.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 May 2025
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
There was a shove a week before that, and the victim hit the side of a moving R train and survived.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Verb
President Donald Trump on Friday gave marital advice to French President Emmanuel Macron in the wake of video footage released this week that showed the moment Macron's wife, Brigitte, shoved him in the face.
—Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Video shows President Emmanuel Macron standing in the aircraft’s open doorway when an out-of-frame hand shoves him away.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Noun
In late March, one repeat offender who was racing along killed a mother and her two young daughters, in a tragedy that should hold the city’s attention every bit as much as a shove onto the subway tracks or a gun homicide.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
There was a shove a week before that, and the victim hit the side of a moving R train and survived.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shove
push
Noun
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Gloria maintained the cityhood push is not so much about San Diego’s real or perceived shortcomings, but part of a recent trend rather than the forward-looking view the association has.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Part of the reason behind this most recent push is that there's a persistent view that Europe's tech and startup scene is lagging behind the U.S. and China, both of which have produced tech giants and are known for intense work cultures.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
8 June 2025
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“Shove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shove. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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