1
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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2
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
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
Levi shoves someone just out of the frame, demands to know who threw stones, and later fires a shot, seemingly away from the crowd.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
The agent shoves the observer again, and then turns his attention to Pretti, pushing him out of the way before shoving the observer to the ground.
—Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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
Levi shoves someone just out of the frame, demands to know who threw stones, and later fires a shot, seemingly away from the crowd.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
The agent shoves the observer again, and then turns his attention to Pretti, pushing him out of the way before shoving the observer to the ground.
—Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoves
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Produced by Kunal Kemmu and Chirag Nihalani through their Drongo Films banner, Vibe centers on two inseparable friends whose ordinary, unassuming lives spiral into an unpredictable, high-energy adventure that pushes their survival instincts and friendship to the limit.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
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The problem is that urgency pushes people toward fast decisions — and wildfire smoke is exactly when bad air purifier choices become expensive.—
Ryan Brennan
May 19,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
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While playing croquet, Agnes notices that Hulda (Isolde Ardies) looks visibly upset and presses her to tell her what’s wrong.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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When Paula presses Agnes to use ranunculus centerpieces rather than calla lilies, Weston does well to silence the evil step-MOB.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
Verb
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In confident markets, industrial demand drives silver’s price, Anya-Gafu says.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Criminalizing hemp and marijuana drives the black market and helps the cartels, not the people.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
Verb
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The moment everyone sees it, the return compresses and disappears.—
Alexander Foster,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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But the window that Pawlikowski chooses for Fatherland is defiantly compact, a stretch of time that the director compresses even more to place the suicide of Erika’s brother Klaus, which happened in the south of France two months before, within the space of the trip.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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“Shoves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoves. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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