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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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Recent Examples of shoves
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
In a split second, Lou (Malcolm May) shoves the would-be shooter, whose gun accidentally goes off, but the bullets go in a different direction.
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Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
Alas, Shao Khan smashes Cole’s head with a hammer, Gallagher style, and shoves his body into a vat of acid.
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James Grebey,
Vulture,
12 May 2026
Our boy runs up, shoves the other player, and gets the ball.
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Joe Kinsey Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
Near the end of the penultimate episode, Cashman confronts Blake about Urich, shoves him to the ground in a scuffle and shoots him dead.
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Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
Jason then leans in for what looks like a kiss — and shoves her aside to grab a Garage Beer instead.
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Ryan Brennan
april 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
Season 2 springboards on Fisk’s strongarm rule and his mandate to clean up the streets of rebels via his brutish Anti-Vigilante Task Force, which rounds up people – echoing recent INS maneuvers – and shoves them into deplorable conditions and cages.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
But for a mine, all that needs to happen is a vessel pulls up, shoves one overboard, and moves on.
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Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
In the video, the officers appear to shout at the man walking near multiple vehicles before a group shoves the man toward the sidewalk.
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Dan Raby,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
In a split second, Lou (Malcolm May) shoves the would-be shooter, whose gun accidentally goes off, but the bullets go in a different direction.
—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
Alas, Shao Khan smashes Cole’s head with a hammer, Gallagher style, and shoves his body into a vat of acid.
—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
12 May 2026
Our boy runs up, shoves the other player, and gets the ball.
—
Joe Kinsey Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
Near the end of the penultimate episode, Cashman confronts Blake about Urich, shoves him to the ground in a scuffle and shoots him dead.
—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
Jason then leans in for what looks like a kiss — and shoves her aside to grab a Garage Beer instead.
—
Ryan Brennan
april 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
Season 2 springboards on Fisk’s strongarm rule and his mandate to clean up the streets of rebels via his brutish Anti-Vigilante Task Force, which rounds up people – echoing recent INS maneuvers – and shoves them into deplorable conditions and cages.
—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
But for a mine, all that needs to happen is a vessel pulls up, shoves one overboard, and moves on.
—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoves
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Meta announced its new set of smart glasses priced at $299, undercutting some of its earlier models as the company pushes to bring wearables to a broader audience.
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When an agent moves money inside a payments platform, alters a record in a hospital network or pushes code into production, the damage is harder to contain.
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The device is programed to know the road's speed limit and prevents the vehicle from driving any faster than it, no matter how hard the driver presses the gas pedal.
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What happens when someone presses the emergency button?
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What drives so many people to 1) use racial slurs, then 2) go on Love Island USA?
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This sector, focusing on vessels over 30 meters, drives manufacturing, skilled employment, and tourism.
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The system first creates a magnetized plasma, then rapidly compresses it with a lithium liner.
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Sitting for hours on end compresses joints and reduces circulation of synovial fluid, the body’s natural joint lubricant.
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“Shoves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoves. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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