shoves (off)

present tense third-person singular of shove (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoves (off)
Verb
  • Both of the Bills’ AFC title game exits have come at Arrowhead Stadium.
    Austin Mock, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • And the race could tighten further if Sliwa exits the race.
    Amie Parnes, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The platform has been heavily criticized over the last year by users who’ve said their smart home gadgets have been left to wither as Google moves away from Assistant and focuses on Gemini.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
  • As the seasons shift, the divide between tropical Gulf air and cooler Canadian air usually moves farther south across the United States, the weather service said.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Grand Canyon Railway departs from Williams in the morning and returns in the afternoon after three hours in the Grand Canyon South Rim.
    Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The peak of the autumn colors arrives and departs rather quickly, and the exact timing depends on a number of factors.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The event will feature local journalists, along with artisans and podcasters, for a night that goes behind the scenes of local news.
    Detroit Free Press staff, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • That goes for maximizing fall color as well as about every other growth/performance metric.
    Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If the team that gets the ball first goes down and scores a touchdown, followed by a standard extra point, the second team has to score a touchdown but could attempt to end the game with a successful two-point try.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The pasta gets its fun colors from black carrot and tomato powder per ALDI’s promise to only use natural dyes in their products.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As the deputies’ vehicles pull up, Mull pulls out the handgun with his right hand.
    Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
  • What was supposed to be a close-up shot that pulls out wide ended up focusing more directly on the star's face.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the space of minutes, Cherki digs out two crosses, with each foot, over the top that drop perfectly into the path of City runs in behind, first assisting Phil Foden, and second creating a big chance for Marmoush.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • SpaceX's launch pad at the Santa Barbara County spaceport is where another Starlink internet satellite deployment mission gets off the ground.
    Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Larsa, however, gets off topic and asks who put Adriana’s age on the cake.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Shoves (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoves%20%28off%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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