Thesaurus results for SHOVES

shoves 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of shove

as in pushes

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 presses

to push steadily against with some force quit shoving your hand in my face

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shoves

2 of 2

noun

plural of shove

as in sticks

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Recent Examples of shoves

Verb

This brings tropical storm strength gusts to South Florida on Sunday and Monday and shoves more water ashore. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026 The Verge The tablet shoves Alexa down your throat at every turn. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026 Instead, Iñárritu shoves in a limp subplot about a missing daughter to humanize him. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Taege shoves Maulson, who is handcuffed, and Maulson falls to the pavement, hitting his head. — Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026 When Molly holds out her empty hand, Yvette stares at it, then shoves her dustpan under one arm, laces her fingers through Molly’s. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026 The video shows Ron Thompson appear to swing at Thompson, and Stephanie Daniels shoves her. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2026 Here in the famous Festival Theatre, the sprite Ariel, played in splendidly sprightly fashion by Marissa Orjalo, opens up the top of a piano, a piece of island flotsam and Prospero, in the form of the veteran actor Geraint Wyn Davies, shoves his coat inside, throws up his hands and closes the lid. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 In the video, the officers appear to shout at the man walking near multiple vehicles before a group shoves the man toward the sidewalk. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 18 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoves

Verb

With the street protests contained, that pushes the economic issue—the protesters want more spending and fewer cuts, which the bond market is unlikely to tolerate—into next April’s elections.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026
When a developer pushes code, Pando stores the incoming Git packfile in cloud object storage.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of pushes

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The dispute unfolds as Russia intensifies attacks across Ukraine and as Kyiv presses Western allies for more interceptors, while new diplomatic efforts seek to end the war.

— Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
When the user presses their finger on the part of the patch that contains the wet fabric, the pressure squeezes the water out of the material, down one of the microfluidic channels, and into the foaming agent chamber.

— Ben Coxworth October 23, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of presses

Verb

Gen Alpha already drives nearly half of household spending and more than $100 billion in direct annual purchases.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2026
Rather than deliver a traditional acceptance speech, the actress settled in for an onstage conversation with Fonda that offered a glimpse into what drives her philanthropy and activism.

— Paul Chi, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026