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

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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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoves

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Saudia Cargo will double its fleet, adding four Boeing 777-200F jets over more than two years, as Saudi Arabia pushes to become a logistics hub linking three continents.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
When a power user pushes for an extensive, long-form synthesis, the system's optimization guardrails actively fight the input to keep token generation low, sacrificing depth to protect processing margins.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of pushes

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As Russia’s ground offensive stalls, European officials warn the air war is growing more ruthless while Ukraine hits Russia’s Ust-Luga oil port and India’s leader presses publicly for an end to fighting.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
His removal from the roster doesn’t make Miami better today, but presses the fast-forward button on the franchise’s future.

— Omar Kelly August 30, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of presses

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Desalination is becoming increasingly popular, especially as the climate crisis drives more severe heat and drought, undermining water security.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Rattled by the mystery of the bull, Bum-seok (Hwang Jung-min), the bumbling, trigger-happy police chief of Hope Harbor, drives back into town and is confronted with a disaster zone.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of drives

Verb

Anything that compresses those two changes cash flow far more than another domestic instant-payment scheme.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
In effect, this compresses a 20-minute problem down to under two minutes, and a weeklong calculation to roughly two days.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026