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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
Burke can be seen walking quickly behind Falzone, then shoving him down the steps, according to police.
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Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 9 May 2026
The video allegedly shows Testerman setting up a phone to record before shoving Oliver to the floor and beating her.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
The Israeli military also opened an investigation into a soldier photographed shoving a cigarette into the mouth of the statue of the Virgin Mary, which was apparently photographed several weeks ago.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Turn the Yamazaki Tower shelves toward the wall for a clean look without the hassle of shoving things into drawers or behind cabinet doors.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2026
But McDaniel and Naz Reid, who aggressively fronted Wembanyama, pulling and shoving and pushing to do so.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 5 May 2026
Mira and her friends began shoving Sloane toward Leo, with no success.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The flight attendants then attempted to solve the problem by shoving napkins inside the ceiling holes.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Reus scored the winner on a PK after a foul on Sam Junqua for shoving Elijah Wynder in the back on a corner kick.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 9 May 2026
The video allegedly shows Testerman setting up a phone to record before shoving Oliver to the floor and beating her.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
The Israeli military also opened an investigation into a soldier photographed shoving a cigarette into the mouth of the statue of the Virgin Mary, which was apparently photographed several weeks ago.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Turn the Yamazaki Tower shelves toward the wall for a clean look without the hassle of shoving things into drawers or behind cabinet doors.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2026
But McDaniel and Naz Reid, who aggressively fronted Wembanyama, pulling and shoving and pushing to do so.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 5 May 2026
Mira and her friends began shoving Sloane toward Leo, with no success.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The flight attendants then attempted to solve the problem by shoving napkins inside the ceiling holes.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Reus scored the winner on a PK after a foul on Sam Junqua for shoving Elijah Wynder in the back on a corner kick.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoving
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Schumer also vowed Democrats will use other tools to fight the ballroom spending, which the White House says is strictly for security enhancements, including by pushing the Senate parliamentarian to strike the ballroom money from the budget bill.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2026
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Ilango’s approach gets around limitations of zero-knowledge proofs that researchers have long thought insurmountable, pushing the boundaries of what such a proof can be.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
11 May 2026
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Her efforts were sometimes derided as distractions from other pressing issues, such as the Vietnam War.—
Steven Sloan,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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For Tummala, the connection between seasonal allergies and growing climate hazards further illustrates the already pressing need for action to mitigate global warming.—
Keerti Gopal,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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Senior Stanley Filiaga was the driving force of the Scorpions’ offense.—
Dan Rios,
Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Limited supplies are leading to higher prices The memory crunch is driving downstream cost increases that are weighing on the hyperscalers.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
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The coaches association wants to fix this by ending conference championship games and compressing the break between the end of the regular season and the start of the playoff.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Machine learning has been around for compressing content to high-res content.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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Zohran Mamdani’s anti-business, anti-wealth crusade is thrusting the city into a death spiral — fewer businesses and residents mean higher taxes, since local leaders won’t cut spending, driving even more to leave.—
Liz Peek,
Washington Post,
4 May 2026
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The Orlando teammates shared a quick high-five before thrusting the air awfully close to one another.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Shoving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoving. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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