1
as in pushing
to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one
the cat thrust her paw under the couch, trying to reach her toy mouse
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as in rising
to move or extend upward
the butte thrusts up 300 feet from the floor of the valley
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Recent Examples of thrusting
Dancing With the Stars pro Gleb Savchenko and troupe member Marcquet Hill sashayed their way onto Tuesday's episode of the long-running CBS soap as a couple of hip-thrusting bachelorette party dancers.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
But its panting, thrusting allure dimmed over time.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2026
Clearly looking to shock, Raimi depicts bodily injury in oozing detail, whether that means thrusting the camera into Bradley’s festering leg wound or watching one of the pair plunge their thumb into the eye socket of the other.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
After shutting down internet and mobile international communications on January 8, thrusting the country into digital darkness, the government carried out a massacre unprecedented even in the regime’s own violent history.
—Omid Memarian, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026
Nix suffered a season-ending broken ankle on the final drive of Denver’s divisional-round win over Buffalo, thrusting Stidham — whose only snap this regular season was a Week 8 kneeldown — into the top spot for the AFC title game.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
The Huskies, plagued by opt-outs, had trouble identifying a quarterback to line up against Army at the Fenway Bowl before finally settling on thrusting true freshman Ksaan Farrar into the fire.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
Two weeks later, federal agents raided the homes of Thao and the Duongs, thrusting the investigation into public view.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
Despite the hike, workers walked out again Monday in the latest strike over pay and working conditions, thrusting the museum’s internal strain back into public view.
—Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
But its panting, thrusting allure dimmed over time.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2026
Clearly looking to shock, Raimi depicts bodily injury in oozing detail, whether that means thrusting the camera into Bradley’s festering leg wound or watching one of the pair plunge their thumb into the eye socket of the other.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
After shutting down internet and mobile international communications on January 8, thrusting the country into digital darkness, the government carried out a massacre unprecedented even in the regime’s own violent history.
—Omid Memarian, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026
Nix suffered a season-ending broken ankle on the final drive of Denver’s divisional-round win over Buffalo, thrusting Stidham — whose only snap this regular season was a Week 8 kneeldown — into the top spot for the AFC title game.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
The Huskies, plagued by opt-outs, had trouble identifying a quarterback to line up against Army at the Fenway Bowl before finally settling on thrusting true freshman Ksaan Farrar into the fire.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
Two weeks later, federal agents raided the homes of Thao and the Duongs, thrusting the investigation into public view.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
Despite the hike, workers walked out again Monday in the latest strike over pay and working conditions, thrusting the museum’s internal strain back into public view.
—Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrusting
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During ultra-fast impacts, the metal’s atoms oscillate so vigorously that these physically obstruct the path of deformation, pushing back against the incoming force.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Just as the Dow Jones Industrial Average neared the 50,000 milestone in early January, a producer called to interview me about what was pushing stocks higher.—
Jill Schlesinger,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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For example, rising temperatures have direct harms on health by increasing risk of dehydration and causing more stress on the heart.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Now firmly established as both a premier service destination and a rising industry hub, Morocco is looking outward, fielding major delegations at platforms such as Venice Production Bridge and this year’s EFM to connect a new generation of filmmakers directly to the global market.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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In Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood on the Saturday before Halloween, officers arrested a man and triggered a chain of events that ended with them shoving a father in a yellow duck costume to the ground and breaking the ribs of a 67-year-old resident.—
Natasha Korecki,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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Coaches, referees and security tried to break up the pushing and shoving from both sides.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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But with no set end date, some workers stay for years, climbing the ranks.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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The stock bounced back some last year, climbing 19%, and is now up 6% in 2026.—
Kristina Partsinevelos,Ari Levy,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Thought about driving a race car.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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In addition to the effects of the pandemic and tariffs, climate issues — drought in Vietnam, heavy rain in Indonesia, and hot, dry weather in Brazil — are blamed for reducing yields of coffee crops and driving up global prices.—
Matt Sedensky,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Despite our diversity, each of us spent many years in private practice before the Arkansas courts before ascending to service on the state's highest court.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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Murray is ascending into the same airspace as English and Issel and the other Nuggets greats.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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Navarro sought to pin the blame for soaring costs on former President Joe Biden, who left office over a year ago.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2026
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Safeguarding athletes But what about junior- and novice-level skaters, including those not even teenagers yet, who may get to revel in the soaring highs of hearing a good score but must also suffer through the soul-crushing lows of hearing a poor one?—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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In exchange for lifting restrictions, China has agreed to reduce tariffs on Canadian canola oil, one of Canada’s top agricultural exports.—
Robert Ferris,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Prolonged moisture exposure can weaken the adhesive, leading to edges curling and tiles shifting or lifting entirely.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
11 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Thrusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrusting. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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