shoving

present participle of shove

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of shoving 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 Pohorence gained notoriety in 2020 when he was accused of shoving a kneeling protester during a Fort Lauderdale demonstration in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minnesota, one of the most significant catalysts of the Black Lives Matter movement at the time. Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025 His strike was clean but replays picked up on Marc Guehi disrupting Chelsea’s wall and creating space for Eze to score by shoving his body into one section of it, below. Phil Hay, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025 Asuka apologized for shoving her last week, and once again offered her services. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025 The sidelines emptied, but nobody really seemed to do much shoving or punch-throwing. Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoving
Verb
  • Her comments come as Democrats face a leadership crossroads in Washington, with long-serving figures under scrutiny and younger candidates pushing for change.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Angels made a late change to their rotation, pushing all of the pitchers back a day and having right-hander José Ureña start Wednesday afternoon against the Minnesota Twins.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Dredge in the breadcrumbs, pressing lightly to adhere.
    Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
  • There doesn’t seem to be an obvious disruptive equivalent in his early 20s, when Djokovic started pressing Federer and Nadal.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Good Fortune follows Reeves as an angel, Gabriel, tasked by his boss, Martha (Sandra Oh), with stopping humans from dying while texting and driving.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Avoid using phones or other distracting behaviors while driving in a work zone.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Competition is another factor, as traditional banks and fintechs may intensify share battles, compressing margins.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Yet the league did not extend the overall calendar, compressing more games into the same timeframe.
    Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But then a ruling dropped in Utah, thrusting the Beehive State into the redistricting battle erupting around the country.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The Red Sox are making a big bet that Tolle is ready for primetime, thrusting the rookie into the heat of a pennant race at a time where every game matters.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 29 Aug. 2025

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“Shoving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoving. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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