thrusting

verb

present participle of thrust
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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2
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 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, 22 July 2026 In the comic, twin brothers Sean and Chris learn their bodies have been enhanced by nanotechnology, thrusting them into a fight against the villain Deadalus within a futuristic world where nature and technology exist side by side. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 July 2026 How can the prisoner reach outside except by thrusting through the wall? — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026 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 Because the preliminary Iran deal leaves key details unresolved, further negotiations virtually ensure the agreement remains in flux through the election season — potentially thrusting the talks into the center of the presidential primary campaign. — Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026 Like the tip of a spear thrusting from the London skyline, The Shard has become an appealing landmark for filmmakers over the years. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrusting
  1. pushing
  2. rising
  3. shoving
  4. climbing
  5. driving
  6. ascending
  7. soaring
  8. lifting
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
  • Instead, Omega captured the title at Beach Break in Clearwater, Florida, turning this pay-per-view match into his first title defense against the rising Knight, who is receiving his first world championship main event opportunity.
    — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Braden added that rising costs from the extensive growth in DFW is directly affecting farmers’ ability to grow large amounts of quality crops.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026
Definition of rising
Verb
  • 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
Definition of shoving
Verb
  • That single habit, repeated across thousands of deals, is the real reason influencer rates keep climbing.
    — Chris Ryan, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Perhaps more surprising is that the vast majority—70%—were employed, a share that has held steady, meaning co-residency is climbing owing to growth in adults with steady jobs rather than those looking for work.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Definition of climbing
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  • 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
  • The Curiosity rover stumbled on the polygon field while ascending the foothills of a three-mile-high mountain called Mount Sharp, where it’s been roaming since 2014.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 July 2026
  • And Kingsley is a bad, bad man, using his boxing business as a front for an ascending drug empire run out of London.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
Definition of ascending
Verb
  • Other soaring waterfowl like cranes, pelicans and large gulls flying through high-altitude migration corridors can also often misjudge the speed and presence of these rotating blades.
    — Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Swiss Chocolate giants Barry Callebaut, Lindt, and Nestlé all pointed to soaring cocoa prices as a drag on earnings.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 26 July 2026
Definition of soaring
Verb
  • Kennedy has publicly advocated for lifting restrictions on peptides and talked up their benefits.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 23 July 2026
  • What changes in September is whether the law stands between the ground the tribes consider to be sacred and the mining that lifting these protections might enable.
    — Kerri J. Malloy, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
Definition of lifting

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“Thrusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrusting. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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