1
as in pushing
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 pressing
to push steadily against with some force
quit shoving your hand in my face
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Recent Examples of shoving
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has caught some flak publicly after shoving an overzealous fan in the stands at their Week 1 game against the Bills.
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Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Vaccaro accused Hill of throwing her to the ground, ripping her hair out, twisting body parts, spitting on her and shoving a marijuana cigarette in her face, according to the TMZ article.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
As reported by the press, the game featured multiple other unsportsmanlike infractions by both teams, including shoving, punching and personal fouls.
—Ron Mix, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Matt Chapman’s hearing scheduled Matt Chapman, who received a one-game suspension for shoving Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland on Tuesday, has an appeal hearing scheduled via teleconference Thursday.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Jackson, 28, then responded by shoving back at the fan, giving him a two-handed push in the chest and knocking him over backwards before his teammates intervened and the Ravens players returned to their bench.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
The man struck Hopkins in the helmet, and attempted to do so to Jackson, who responded by shoving the man back into his seat.
—Associated Press, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Sanders was engaged with Davidson for a few yards, pushing and shoving each other.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Julia hears someone coming, and Ellen begs Brian to meet her at the festival in Inverness before shoving him into the woods.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Vaccaro accused Hill of throwing her to the ground, ripping her hair out, twisting body parts, spitting on her and shoving a marijuana cigarette in her face, according to the TMZ article.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
As reported by the press, the game featured multiple other unsportsmanlike infractions by both teams, including shoving, punching and personal fouls.
—Ron Mix, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Matt Chapman’s hearing scheduled Matt Chapman, who received a one-game suspension for shoving Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland on Tuesday, has an appeal hearing scheduled via teleconference Thursday.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Jackson, 28, then responded by shoving back at the fan, giving him a two-handed push in the chest and knocking him over backwards before his teammates intervened and the Ravens players returned to their bench.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
The man struck Hopkins in the helmet, and attempted to do so to Jackson, who responded by shoving the man back into his seat.
—Associated Press, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Sanders was engaged with Davidson for a few yards, pushing and shoving each other.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Julia hears someone coming, and Ellen begs Brian to meet her at the festival in Inverness before shoving him into the woods.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoving
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Now, major Hollywood unions and progressive groups are pushing back, accusing ABC and its affiliates of censorship and demanding a boycott of Disney properties.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Even as Brazil slows deforestation, more than 13% of the Amazon is gone, pushing one of the planet’s largest carbon sinks closer to a tipping point.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After the sentencing, a county courthouse bailiff took Martinez’s fingerprints, pressing each digit into a small case of ink for the former police officer’s criminal file.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
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Dredge in panko, pressing gently to adhere.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Nothing better than putting down the top and driving beautiful roads just after the rain stops and the air is powerfully charged by the nearby ocean, scrubbed clean.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The jury cleared Read of killing O’Keefe, charging her with just drunken driving.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But Grok’s issues are not the result of a novel algorithm behaving in novel ways so much as an algorithm compressing and refracting all of the worst tendencies of the internet in very predictable forms.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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Unlike regular audio formats like MP3 and AAC, which remove certain details while compressing an audio file, the lossless format preserves every detail from the original recording.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Things take a turn when the gig spirals, thrusting Millie into a dangerous dynamic.—
Benjamin VanHoose,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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Purdy sparked that drive with a 45-yard completion to Ricky Pearsall, thrusting the 49ers to the Seahawks’ 22-yard line.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Shoving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoving. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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