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 fallout continues from Phoenix Mercury player Alyssa Thomas shoving her fist into Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark's throat, and now one of the league's greatest players, Lisa Leslie, is giving her two cents. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026 Marina Mabrey — while playing for the Connecticut Sun last season — received a technical for shoving Clark to the floor in a June 17, 2025, game. — James Boyd, New York Times, 25 June 2026 Before the parade, a small group of people were crushed against a barrier near Fulton Street, a key subway hub, pinned between a swelling crowd and a group of police officers shoving the barrier. — Anthony Izaguirre, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026 The attacker wanted for shoving a 63-year-old MTA commuter onto the tracks at a Queens subway stop has been arrested, police said Friday. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026 Bethel played a video at the news conference that showed a large crowd of young people who appeared to be pushing and shoving. — Liz Crawford, CBS News, 12 June 2026 Just like the band’s original recipe of shoving punk, dub reggae, hip-hop and ska into a blender, the new songs dutifully stick to the formula along with Jakob’s soulful caterwauls that sound scarily similar to his dad. — Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 Live musicians, live actors… and all those terrific kids are shoving the furniture around all night as well. — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 June 2026 And Patrick Paul gave up a sack to Josh Uche during the final 11-on-11 period and shoving ensued. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoving

Verb

The former youth pastor suspected of pushing his wife off a Utah cliff died by suicide in a very unusual way, said the sheriff who oversees Las Vegas’ jails.

— Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
As a car speeds up, the air resistance pushing against it increases and forces the engine to work harder, using more fuel to achieve the same speed.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 July 2026

Definition of pushing

Verb

Hold the skin taut, position the epilator at a 90-degree angle, and move it slowly against the direction of hair growth without pressing too hard.

— Iman Balagam, Vogue, 17 July 2026
Increasingly immobilized by zero-sum politics, the federal government remains powerful in theory but is losing much of its capacity to solve many of the nation’s most pressing problems.

— John Eger, Mercury News, 17 July 2026

Definition of pressing

Verb

Rodríguez Castro can be seen wearing a New York Yankees shirt, moving suggestively to driving percussive beats, punctuated by catchy, syncopated vocals.

— Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Rainy weather driving tips Switch on headlights - Even during daylight hours, using headlights can enhance visibility and signal your presence to other drivers.

— STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2026

Definition of driving

Verb

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
And that’s on top of allegedly deleting or compressing billions of logs that should have been preserved.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026

Definition of compressing

Verb

Her existential crisis is cut short when Sherlock Holmes is kidnapped, thrusting Enola into a new mystery set in Malta.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
The incident sparked a media frenzy, thrusting Lorena and John into the spotlight as their respective trials became front-page news.

— Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026