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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
In response, the footage shows, agents yanked his brother to the ground, shoving his face into wet concrete.
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Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
That was Wilson, the genial leather-breeches maker, shoving a soldier to his knees.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
The divorce filing describes Hill shoving Vaccaro and throwing her computer in the presence of their daughter and Vaccaro’s mother.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
And then, last December, a group of guards killed a man named Robert Brooks in a state prison near Utica—punching him, shoving a rag into his mouth, hitting him with his own shoe, and stomping on his groin.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Newman also noted that the footage shows the woman hitting Crow’s hat off his head and shoving him.
—David Goodhue
october 3, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
The episode came just days after a separate confrontation at the same courthouse, when an agent was caught on video shoving an Ecuadorian woman into a wall after her husband was detained.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Freeland was ejected, San Francisco third baseman Matt Chapman was suspended one game for shoving Freeland, and the Giants’ Willy Adames and Devers were fined.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
As the players were collecting themselves, Eagles and Buccaneers players were pushing and shoving each other.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
That was Wilson, the genial leather-breeches maker, shoving a soldier to his knees.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
The divorce filing describes Hill shoving Vaccaro and throwing her computer in the presence of their daughter and Vaccaro’s mother.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
And then, last December, a group of guards killed a man named Robert Brooks in a state prison near Utica—punching him, shoving a rag into his mouth, hitting him with his own shoe, and stomping on his groin.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Newman also noted that the footage shows the woman hitting Crow’s hat off his head and shoving him.
—David Goodhue
october 3, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
The episode came just days after a separate confrontation at the same courthouse, when an agent was caught on video shoving an Ecuadorian woman into a wall after her husband was detained.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Freeland was ejected, San Francisco third baseman Matt Chapman was suspended one game for shoving Freeland, and the Giants’ Willy Adames and Devers were fined.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
As the players were collecting themselves, Eagles and Buccaneers players were pushing and shoving each other.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoving
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The contestants then had to compete in a physically taxing challenge that involved pushing a heavy cart along a bumpy path, stacking sand bags, climbing ladders, knocking discs off poles, and then finally knocking down four bamboo targets.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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His 7-track debut EP, Humilde, released in May, showcases his boundary-pushing style.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
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War, economic hardship and disease were more pressing overall for the 40,000 people surveyed around the world by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) with polling firm Ipsos.—
Matthew Tostevin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Steps like clearing a workspace together or writing down all pressing tasks can make the first step ridiculously small and naturally build momentum.—
Ana Homayoun,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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Bandit had been found on a rural road in the middle of nowhere and would have died had his rescuer not been driving past.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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That driving tension and anxiety are largely thanks to the team of artisans, which included composer Volker Bertelmann, editor Kirk Baxter and sound designer Paul Ottosson, who worked closely behind the scenes on their respective crafts to bring it together.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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The mass on the ovary can also push onto the urinary system, compressing your bladder and creating a feeling of having to urinate constantly.—
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
Flow Space,
27 Oct. 2025
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Within the first four minutes, there was a classic example of Dortmund compressing the pitch immediately to win the ball back, losing it, and then winning it again through Gundogan’s relentless running.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Head coach Sean McVay certainly acted like it, thrusting his fists through the air in triumph as Verse skipped down the field, howling at the sparsely populated crowd at M&T Bank Stadium.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Rockets believe Thompson still has tremendous potential that has yet to be unlocked, and the hope is that thrusting him into the starting point guard role will push him to reach new heights.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Shoving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoving. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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