Thesaurus results for SHOVING

shoving

verb

present participle of shove

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 The idea here is that so many consumers are buying digital already, shoving those last players over is inevitable, so Sony may as well do it now. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Instead, some of its players turned the postgame handshakes into a brawl, with Argentine midfielder Leandro Paredes drawing a red card for grabbing Spain’s Eric Garcia by the throat and shoving him to the turf. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 Paredes was quickly on the scene, grabbing Garcia briefly by the throat and shoving him to the floor. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026 Among them was Argentina’s Leandro Paredes appearing to grab Spain’s Eric García by the throat before others started shoving and tripping each other to the turf. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026 Unlike trends that involve shoving one pastry into another, salt bread’s virality is rooted in simplicity, capturing attention with little other than butter and a bit of salt. — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 19 July 2026 What impressed me was that without stanchions to direct the crowd, fans wove back and forth across the field, creating an orderly line without shoving or cutting. — Meredith Nierman, NPR, 17 July 2026 There, on the first page, a picture of Cronus shoving a baby into his mouth. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026 Some light shoving after the final whistle from some England players toward Argentina players, who are gleefully celebrating. — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoving

Verb

Nvidia’s chips are essential to AI data centers, pushing its business to stratospheric heights.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Chawinga is busy pushing Black excellence for her own country, Malawi, by leading the nation’s women’s soccer team in its Women’s Africa Cup of Nations debut.

— PJ Green July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

Definition of pushing

Verb

As tensions rise with the Sacramento County Office of Education, Sacramento City Unified is pressing ahead with a new fiscal sustainability plan aimed at avoiding insolvency and preserving local control.

— Chaewon Chung July 30, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Meanwhile, the five county commissioners are trying to appease union and voter concerns that the funding would take away from more critical and pressing county services.

— Esfandiar Baraheni, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of pressing

Verb

His top priorities include driving economic growth, creating well-paying jobs, and expanding opportunities for both union and non-union workers.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
Ballout was suspected of driving a van into a crowd near Berlin’s Pride festival Saturday night before apparently stabbing others with a machete in what authorities believe was an Islamic extremist terror attack.

— Geir Moulson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

Definition of driving

Verb

Compressing the timeline entails compressing the exploration that is so foundational to the college experience.

— Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
When force is applied, the pillar tilts toward the point of contact, compressing the corresponding chamber and pushing fluid through soft tubes to actuators.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

Definition of compressing

Verb

Arrighetti exited the mound at Rate Field after a brief conversation, continuing the right-hander’s confounding, two-month collapse while thrusting Houston’s rotation into a further state of flux.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Pressure also mounted after opposition leader Rahul Gandhi staged a sit-in outside Modi’s residence Tuesday, thrusting the Cockroaches to the center of India’s political debate.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026